Potato Gun! :)

k12ug
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well.....ive been messing around with them lately and ive made some impressive stuff.

if anyone knows what they are.....maybe you could help me out.

my probelm:

need better ignition source rather than a BBQ crystal igniter.

PROBABLY ANSWER:

to build me a electric ignition to make huge 10000 volt+ sparks

what i need to know is is this how this could work....

battery (for power source)

High Voltage Capacitor (to up the volts from simple nine volt battery to thousands)

two nails inside the tube (to ignite the fuel.)

http://cgi.ebay.com/20pcs-2200pF-15kV-HV-High-Voltage-Capacitor-Tesla-Ham_W0QQitemZ160089760278QQihZ006QQcategoryZ36335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/9-Volt-Battery-Wholesale-Duracell-Bulk-Professional-Lot_W0QQitemZ320086804862QQihZ011QQcategoryZ50615QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

would i just hook this up with the nails in a circuit to make this work?

vid of potato gun....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7QRGTFQd0

 
heres mines its about 5'7" long works pretty good

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