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K guys since you put up with all my questions and posts about flash circuits, here is finally the outcome of it finished.

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Link(just in-case problems):


Power: 2AA

Capacitor: 330v

The only thing left I have to do is make the long extension wire with aligator clips, then its ready for real use. Thanks for everyones help, and sorry for my dumb questions


-CannonCreator

wow that seems like such a lot of work for one spark. Me personally I use a 1.5v powered BBQ ignitor that produces 12KV and gives me stock 2 spark gaps.

http://www.charbroil.com/CharBroilWarra ... uctID=1020
it is part # V and it cost 30 bucks and comes with everything you need to install 2 sparck gaps with the exception of the 4 machine screws you need.

But the point is its just so cool. Cool factor is huge around here.

huge spark man i thought it was going to be a lot of little ones not that huge flash it kinda scared me

Thats got a nice crack to it. Have you expermented with the gap? The way it works with spark plugs in engines is, the smaller the gap, the hotter the spark. But on the other hand, not as much arc/spark/fire/spike what ever you know it as.

I voted good. One more question, what are you going to use for eletrodes?

well this is going to be a fireowrk detiantor. In that vid I had steel woll in the middle of the gaps which created the huge spark. When I connect the wires It makes a much bigger spark then a BBQ ignitor, and its not like a stun gun arch. So it is kinda in between.

Very nice DETONATOR indeed.
Job well done creator

Very Nice 8)

I'm curious though, did you end up building the circuit yourself? What schematic did you use?

stupid question but what do you flip the switches on and then off for also what is each ones purpose

its to charge up the capcitor o.o i think

Maniac wrote:stupid question but what do you flip the switches on and then off for also what is each ones purpose

The green lght one is detinator on/off and the red light one is capacitor charging. I can turn them off becuase once the capacitor is charged, and I fire it the charge is coming directly out of the capcitor, so it isn't required to be on, unless I want it to be.

Very Nice

I'm curious though, did you end up building the circuit yourself? What schematic did you use?

I didnt build the circuit, I just soldered the switch wires, led wires, battery wires, and capacitor charge out wires onto the board, applyed plenty of hot glue on each solder, and connected componets which were already mounted on the face of the project box. O ya and I hot glue the battery pack the the bottom of the inside of the project box.

VERY clean looking. Nice job.

Did you use a small coil in there, or a relay, or is that a 3-point spark gap?

Peace,
Pete Zaria.

ok thanks good job again cant wait to if you put it on a gun even though you said it was for fireworks

Pete Zaria wrote:VERY clean looking. Nice job.

Did you use a small coil in there, or a relay, or is that a 3-point spark gap?

Peace,
Pete Zaria.

no coil, no realy, no 3 way point spark

I have to say that is very very nice, right up there with the ones sgort87 sells, and that's saying something.