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So, I decided to build a coil gun. I am using a camera circuit to provide power (330V, 120uF cap) and have a question.
Is the power of the solenoid dependent more on the voltage or the amperage?
hey i was thinking that! are u going to do like with thin copper wire and some springs?(for the thrust) and some farps in the end of the copper...
wait a minute, whats a coil gun? i might be thinking of taser...
You're thinking of a taser. A coil gun basically makes a really powerful magnetic force to pull a projectile towards it, and then shuts it off, letting the projectile fly. I'm using the camera's capacitor to provide this force. It could also be used to make a taser, but as far as I know, that's very illegal in Canada, and probably in the States too.
No. Use k = .5*cV^2, where c = capacitance, V = volts, k = watt-seconds of energy. That gives 6.53 watt-seconds.