This device produces VERY HIGH VOLTAGES! An accidental discharge could be seriously dangerious or even cause DEATH. This project is not intended for beginners. Only those persons with sutiable expirence should attempt to assemble this device!
1. disconect the flash lamp from all 3 wires there are two wires (the black one and the red one on the picture) conected to the board,then to the capacitor and to the flash lamp and the 3th one conected to the board and to flash lamp.cut the 3th wire , you wouldn't need it
2. when this is done,attach 2 long wires to
the black and the red wire
)you should also attach a button/switch
paralel to 1 of them as seen on the picture
.Remember this is a HIGH
voltage capacitor-somethig around 350V.Be
sure the capacitor is
discharged
while doing all this procedure-use a
voltmeter to check it,also wear
some rubber
gloves.I used mom's kichen gloves :-)
The igniter:
almost everithing will work for this -a low
watt resistor,a thin steel
wire,or tungsten wire
(from light bulbs).My flash powder will
ignite by passing such a big
voltage thru it(due to
the aluminium powder in it).My favorite are
the resisors-they are cheap
and just have to
be coated them with some black
powder/dextrine paste.
IGNITION:
if everything is done well you should test
the device.First conect an
electro igniter to both
wires.turn the device ON.The capacitor will
start to charge and after
few seconds the small
lamp ("flash ready")will glow.Push the
button.the igniter should ignite
with a POP!
Hope you got what i mean :)
**I would like to give a HUGE thank you to
"Dexter" for writing this up and drawing the
picture for me. Again thanks!
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