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electric arc used in a weapon??

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can an electric arc be used in a weapon or in a weapon.......i hav never tried to create an arc so i hav no idea about its destructive properties....
 

Hey gentleman !
Hi
yeah. it can use in weapons. i saw an electronic gun (50KV) that used arcs. and they are pretty dangerous for body of humans. you should avoid from make a voltage more than 2Kv at your home.
i hope that this become help full for you
Goldsmith
 
i wanna make it as a projct for college ...n not use it on humans but for breaking metal or bricks may b............ :)
 

Dear Friend!
Again Hi
you can make it as well as. and it is very very simple project, really.
What is the current that you need in your out put? and what voltage do you need?
Respect
Goldsmith
 
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i wanna make it as a projct for college ...n not use it on humans but for breaking metal or bricks may b............ :)
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I would recommend you to discuss this with a competent person within your institute as in many countries even making such things is illegal (for the general public). It may even be more penalized then owning such a device.

If you just want to do a high voltage project, look for some other application.

It is nice to do HV experiments, you can learn a lot of it. The destructive effect depends on the power that is available.

If the maximum current that can be delivered is less then some mA (50 Hz), it will not be lethal. If you make a high frequency circuit, even higher currents will not be lethal, but of course will introduce deep wounds (burning).

However if you are going to rectify and store energy in a capacitor, you may reach potentially lethal energy levels before you are aware of that. Reading your section on breaking material, you will use stored energy levels that will be lethal.
 
not use it on humans but for breaking metal or bricks
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The said application is completely different from the previously mentioned high voltage "Paser" or similar apparateous.

I guess, however, that you aren't aware of the power level required for electrical arcs suitable to "break" metal. You can refer to electrical arc welders to get some hints. A more effective technical solution for the said purpose, not relying on electricity, can be found here: Thermal lance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's been said to be a popular tool of professional safe-breakers, by the way.
 
Hello Dev,

Maybe you should provide us with some additional info regarding your project. This may help us to give more specific feedback.
 
Yes. it is used in making of electricity gun which is one of the best weapons, if not the best,in killzone
 

If you want to use an arc as a weapon, you should realize
that it will choose the path of least resistance and you may
be a part of the current loop. That's why a Taser uses two
wires and not one.
 
A decent Tesla coil can put out 100,000V, which can startle and cause pain but it is not too useful as a weapon unless you can aim it.

Look up Marx generators if you want something compact that generates a big Zap.
 
One may use a powerful plasma discharge to vaporize water (and some other (ablated) materials) to propel an object.

Due to the very high temperature, local sound velocity can be very high enabling higher muzzle velocity then by using chemical reaction only. Search for Electrothermal gun or riffle (ETG).
 
current shud b within safe range for home production :) ......and voltage enough to produce an arc for about 4 feet range

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actually currently available guns in market like taser or stun guns can b used once or has low range....so i wanna make sumthin which has more range n unlike tasers it shud not hav wires to deliver power but an arc itself which can be equally destructive as well as capable of recharging itself and can b usd again!! .....for using it on humans .....ratings shud b low(not to kill)
n for breaking stuff ratings cud go high but within implementing range ... !! thank u all! :)

---------- Post added at 20:37 ---------- Previous post was at 20:33 ----------

n about aiming it...n it will choose least resistance path....how about using a laser which cud ionise the air enuf to produce a conduction path!!! :)
 
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The objectives are completely unrealistic for a college project. Even in a high tech laboratory, your ideas won't be easily implementable. If you have read the respective scientific literature, you may have noticed, that the ionization laser idea refers to short UV radiation. Do you have an UV laser in your drawer?
 

Hi dev,
Are you aware what are you demanding?
You are asking an arc which can destruct at a distance of 4 feet including metals.
I think you are not aware of what power you need for and I feel it is not a College Project (though sorry for)
 

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