PO Box 716, Amherst, NH 03031-0716
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PO Box 716, Amherst, NH 03031-0716 |
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Wire Exploder / Blast Art, Plasma Driller |
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Exploding a wire is possible by discharging a large amount of energy into the wire in a very short time period providing a very high peak moment of power. The wire now dissipates the charge energy in the form of heat, light and magnetic energy. A destabilized LCR circuit can be produced by switching the stored energy of a capacitor into a circuit and then interrupting this current with the exploding wire. At some time f(t) the switch fires, now vaporizing the wire and quickly releasing the stored energy. A powerful pulse of magnetic energy can now induce an electric field in a conducting reflector producing and directing a very powerful EMP pulse.
The Wire Exploder uses our HEP90 pulser and a capacitor bank of approximately 96mfd at 4.5Kv. The target wire is connected into the ñdetonation chamberî that protects the observers from flying debris and the intense ultra violet flash. Leads must be kept as short as possible with the insertion of the trigger blocking core shown in the setup instructions mandatory.
The wire is attached via all brass hardware using a wing nut and replaceable flat washers to sandwich and hold the wire in place. Washers will need replacing after around ten shots.
Many other interesting experiments such as placing a piece of paper or other material with in the explosion sympathetic range and observing the splatter patterns and general damage. Strange designs are often deposited onto the target paper and have been coined "Blast Art".
For Museums, Attention Getting Displays, Action Science Projects and Serious Research. We will assist in installation and setup. Call for details.
The Wire Exploder requires our HEP90 Pulser/Ignitor or similar. Also required are capacitors, such as our 96Mfd/4.5Kv Capacitor Bank or similar.
HEP90 plans include plans for the Mass Launcher, Plasma Thermal Gun, Wire Exploder and Can Crusher.
HEP9 - HEP90 Plans (By Download - $10.00) ..................................................................$25.00
Individually available items for this project:
WIREXPLOD10 - Wire Exploding Accessory ......................................................................$49.95
HEP9K - Pulser/Ignitor Kit/Plans ........................................................................................$499.95
HEP90- Pulser/Ignitor Assembled .....................................................................................$649.95
CAPBANK - 96Mfd/4.5Kv Capacitor Bank .........................................................................$599.95
Complete Wire Exploder, either fully-assembled or in kit form:
WIREXPLOD100K - Kit (includes HEP9K, CAPBANK, WIREXPLOD10) ..................$1099.00
WIREXPLOD100 - Assembled (includes HEP90, CAPBANK, WIREXPLOD10) .....$1299.00
Purchase of the WIREXPLOD100/100K, HEP90/9K, or CAPBANK requires a signed Hazardous Equipment Affidavit.
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This useful device is intended for those requiring clean micron-sized holes in non-metallic materials. Great for optic and laser studies requiring microfine holes. Unit as shown will go through a 1/8” thick stack of business cards in one shot.
Also great for experimenters validating dielectric and insulating integrity of certain materials. Use as a demonstration, science or specialty product. Includes drilling stand, plasma generator and battery holder for 8 AA batteries. Product is sold without protective shielding of high voltage points. Improper contact can produce a very painful shock but will not burn or cause injury. Plasma energy is 20kv at 1/5 joule.
PLASMADRILL1 - Plans Only (By Download - $4.00) ..............................................$8.00
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CHARGE800V (bottom) |
This device allows you to determine the explosion point of many
components when operated in an over voltage fault condition.
This testing and evaluation is very important for components used as
supressors, absorbers and many other protective electrical components.
Thin aluminum wires actually detonate!
Many objects may be magnetized by winding a coil of the proper turns and wire size over the target object and switching the discharge through this coil. A very interesting electro-magnetic reaction can be demonstrated of the LORENTZ force. You can easily build a kinetic gun that shoots objects using this reaction to a moderate velocity. The unit as shown uses a 6300mfd 400 volt polarized electrolytic capacitor. The project contains both electric and explosion shields but is still a very dangerous device and requires high voltage handling skills. The energy storage is 360 joules at 400 volts and has over six times the energy necessary to cause a fatal shock if improperly handled. Obviously, care should be taken when using this item. The charging circuit is advised to be powered by internal batteries with the electrical system being totally ungrounded. This helps prevent dangerous ground currents but can still cause severe shocks and burns. The storage capacitor C1 is charged by an ungrounded battery powered inverter such as our CHARGE800V as shown, being powered by 8 AA cell or other larger 12 volt battery. The stored capacitive energy in switched into the target load is via a mechanical contactor tripped by the removal of an insulating piece of plastic. This piece is placed between the spring loaded contacts during the charging period. It is quickly removed causing the contacts to snap together now dumping all the energy from the capacitor into the target load in a very short period of time causing a high amount of peak power to the load.
CAPEXPLOD1 - Plans Only (By Download - $4.00) ..................................................................................................$9.00
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PO Box 716, Amherst, NH 03031-0716 |
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