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cheap camera ignition

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:27 pm
by homedepotpro
yeah so i went to costso and got like 30 use disposable cameras for free. and i had to build something spud gun related with them, so i built this. It is a 7'' piece of sch40 2.5'' pvc. the ignition is from the capacitor. i have a nail that is pushed down into the chamber and contacts a screw, which creates a spark. It is a quite reliable ignition system and the gun its self is quite powerful. btw i use hair spray as fuel. I have a 2' of 1/2'' barrel for it.

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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:35 pm
by thespeedycicada
good gun nice ignition you should see what those disposable cameras do when wired up in series its AWSOME.btw i really like you trigger it would very good for a rocket launcher like cannon.

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:04 am
by psycix
thespeedycicada wrote:good gun nice ignition you should see what those disposable cameras do when wired up in series its AWSOME.btw i really like you trigger it would very good for a rocket launcher like cannon.
you wont need to put cameras in series, just add all capacitors together :D