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Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:39 am

im wondering if anyone can tell me if i was to set up my cannon igntion like this ,with 2 spark point running from the one piezzo???
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:47 am

if you really want to do it here is a guide http://www.members.tripod.com/potatogun ... ltiple.htm
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:05 pm

i do appologise i became impatiant waiting for a response ,,,ive taken ur last advice onboard and decided to settle with what ive got for the moment,,,,,,but ive got big plans.. :twisted:

just an update had a look at that link wow thats pretty sweet info,uve saved me alot of searching .i thank you
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:49 pm

As drawn it won't work. The spark gaps are wired in parallel, they need to be wired in series.

See the Wiki on Spark Gaps
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:19 am

hey jimmy my main man nice diagram (idiot proof) really cudos to you,,

but since yesteday ive decided to put my combustion cannon on hold,and build a pnumatic cannon,which i finished tonight,i didnt wait for the glue to really dry so i decided to fire it at 8o psi and omfg ,i cut a piece of 1/2" copper ,50mm long and wraped it in duct tape,i then decided to aim and shoot at the towles hanging on the clothesline,thinking the ridgid hanging towel would absort the impact,think again it went straight through the towel....... ill post a pic tommorow when the sun's shining
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