| Author | Message | ||
     jaygo bloom Unregistered guest |
hi, i have this idea and want to know if you think it is feasible.I am a complete novice when it comes to electrics, so if you think it will be too technical, please let me know! I am wanting to make an old acme style 'wild e coyote' detonator, you know the big red box with a push down handle type. i was wanting it to charge up a neon light explosion on a wall, and also for it to run off a 12volt battery hidden within the detonator casing. so. . has anybody made a detonator like this before? what problems might i face using a 12v charge from a car battery to run a neon light? and what sort of connecting trigger would i use? all advice most welcome! JAYGO www.gabba.tv | ||
| Anonymous |
a simple push button switch can be your trigger at the bottom of your detonator | ||
| Anonymous |
sorry ,detonator rod | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (sfield) Senior Member Username: sfield Post Number: 262 Registered: 12-2004 |
Neon lights need about 78 volts to light up. You might try light emitting diodes instead, or step the voltage up using several batteries in series. | ||
| Anonymous |
er just outa interest, sfield, dont u mean parallel not series??? | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) Senior Member Username: Sfield Post Number: 477 Registered: 12-2004 |
No. Batteries in parallel do not increase the voltage. Batteries in series do. Nine 9-volt batteries in series produce at least 81 volts (since they actually produce more than 9 volts each). The same number of 9-volt batteries in parallel produce a little over 9 volts. |
