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1880379 No.1880379 [Reply] [Original]

Is it possible to use a marks generator to make a far superior coil gun? Also sorry of wrong board, just wasn't sure where to put this

>> No.1880387

>>1880379
You can make coil guns, and rail guns, but in my experience it's way faster, cheaper, and more effective to learn how to cast spells.

>> No.1880389

>>1880387
or 3d print slingshot

>> No.1880412

What matters is the released energy and it is still limited to the charge in the capacitors just like coil gun designs that charge high voltage capacitors with a transformer or voltage pump.

You can do the math yourself with E = 1/2 C*V^2.

I've looked at simple diy Marx generators and they use something like 10 50nF 4kV ceramic capacitors so you'll get at best 10*0.5*50nF*4kV^2 = 4J.
A common photoflash electrolytic capacitor has something like 2000uF 360V: 0.5*2000uF*360^2 = 129.6J

>> No.1880428

you can't say the gun word here on /diy/