OK, so I'm a very big fan of the shocking gag devices. I've owned the lighter, pen, can, book, stapler, bottle opener, camera, candy jar, as well as the 4 person lightning reaction shock game, muscle stimulator, and others.
I'd like to make some of my own, and have searched all over google, as well as this forum and cannot find any good info, or schematics on making one. Now I know your probably thinking there is lots of info, but there isn't. The problem is, just about all the info out there for shock devices is based on either
a) a piezo, which I'm not interested in, since all it does it gives a quick zap that feels like a little pin prick.
or
b) charging a capacitor, and discharging. I'm not interested in this either since again all it does is a quick little zap, which is actually more painful and unpleasant than fun.
The devices out on the market, as well as what I'm trying to make actually give a continuous electric shock, as long as you hold the switch. I have taken apart a few and have a rough idea of how they work, but not enough to actually select the right parts and wire it up right.
The basic ones like the lighters work something like this, they have a AAA battery, and there is a coil of 2 different wire sizes (I believe this is a transformer), and that transformer also works as an electro magnet. When the switch is pressed, some electricity goes into the coil, and there is a piece of flexible metal that gets pulled towards the coil via the electromagnetism. As soon as that happens it makes a quick connection that causes the transformer to discharge its voltage into your hand. This happens many many times a second, probably like 50 times a second, so it gives you a constant supply of electricity into your hand. The biggest problem with these, is that they break easily. That piece of vibrating metal is very touchy and stops vibrating right.
Now some of the other newer shock devices actually replaced the primitive electromagnetic transformer, with an actual little circuitboard and electronics, and they feel basically the same, but work much better and don't break. I'm pretty sure they probably work the same way, they just replace that electromagnet transformer with a regular transformer. And rather than have a vibrating piece of metal make and break the connection, they probably have some sort of microchip or timer or something that makes and breaks the connection fast.
Can anyone help me out with an explanation or schematic or something? I can figuare out my own ideas as far as what sort of container to put it in, I just need to learn how to make the circuit. I'd like to make it just a little bit more powerful than the ones you buy, not a lot, but maybe double the power. Run it off of 2 AA batteries rather than 1, or something.
In fact, ideally I think it would be cool if I could put some sort of variable resistor, or some other variable dial to be able to adjust its output higher or lower. As well as perhaps an variable version of the timer or microchip, or whatever that part is, so that I could vary how fast it operates, which I'm pretty sure would make the shock feel different. Sort of like the way on one of those muscle stimulator devices, you have a couple switches and knobs that adjust the power level of the shock, as well as make the shock feel different. It would be nice to incorporate a couple adjustments like that into my own shock device to find tune it. (maybe I could even make my own muscle stimulator that's just slightly more powerful as well).
Anyways, if anyone can give me a schematic, or instructions, or point me in the right direction, it would be very much appreciated, I've been wanting to do this for many years, but just can't find the info. Thanks.
I'd like to make some of my own, and have searched all over google, as well as this forum and cannot find any good info, or schematics on making one. Now I know your probably thinking there is lots of info, but there isn't. The problem is, just about all the info out there for shock devices is based on either
a) a piezo, which I'm not interested in, since all it does it gives a quick zap that feels like a little pin prick.
or
b) charging a capacitor, and discharging. I'm not interested in this either since again all it does is a quick little zap, which is actually more painful and unpleasant than fun.
The devices out on the market, as well as what I'm trying to make actually give a continuous electric shock, as long as you hold the switch. I have taken apart a few and have a rough idea of how they work, but not enough to actually select the right parts and wire it up right.
The basic ones like the lighters work something like this, they have a AAA battery, and there is a coil of 2 different wire sizes (I believe this is a transformer), and that transformer also works as an electro magnet. When the switch is pressed, some electricity goes into the coil, and there is a piece of flexible metal that gets pulled towards the coil via the electromagnetism. As soon as that happens it makes a quick connection that causes the transformer to discharge its voltage into your hand. This happens many many times a second, probably like 50 times a second, so it gives you a constant supply of electricity into your hand. The biggest problem with these, is that they break easily. That piece of vibrating metal is very touchy and stops vibrating right.
Now some of the other newer shock devices actually replaced the primitive electromagnetic transformer, with an actual little circuitboard and electronics, and they feel basically the same, but work much better and don't break. I'm pretty sure they probably work the same way, they just replace that electromagnet transformer with a regular transformer. And rather than have a vibrating piece of metal make and break the connection, they probably have some sort of microchip or timer or something that makes and breaks the connection fast.
Can anyone help me out with an explanation or schematic or something? I can figuare out my own ideas as far as what sort of container to put it in, I just need to learn how to make the circuit. I'd like to make it just a little bit more powerful than the ones you buy, not a lot, but maybe double the power. Run it off of 2 AA batteries rather than 1, or something.
In fact, ideally I think it would be cool if I could put some sort of variable resistor, or some other variable dial to be able to adjust its output higher or lower. As well as perhaps an variable version of the timer or microchip, or whatever that part is, so that I could vary how fast it operates, which I'm pretty sure would make the shock feel different. Sort of like the way on one of those muscle stimulator devices, you have a couple switches and knobs that adjust the power level of the shock, as well as make the shock feel different. It would be nice to incorporate a couple adjustments like that into my own shock device to find tune it. (maybe I could even make my own muscle stimulator that's just slightly more powerful as well).
Anyways, if anyone can give me a schematic, or instructions, or point me in the right direction, it would be very much appreciated, I've been wanting to do this for many years, but just can't find the info. Thanks.