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February 1, 2007

Gauss Pistol Home

Filed under: Hacks — anton @ 4:46 pm


Gauss Pistol Home

A Real Electromagnetic Pistol!
* Two coils are precisely pulsed in sequence
(350 Amp peak) to fire a steel projectile
* Two infrared sensors detect the projectile
position within the firing tube
* Controlled by a PIC microcontroller
* Powered by 8 AA NiCd battery pack
* Built-in battery charger
* Bar display tracks capacitor bank charge
progress
* Battery and Fault LED indicators
* Laser targeting sight
* Makes no sound when fired

They’ve updated the gauss pistol page with new pictures and more info.

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