Solemnstar answered Friday April 15 2005, 1:28 pm: For most of you, this will probably sound like a foreign language, but some may have heard it spoken of in science fiction novels. The word ion simply means charged particle, therefore, this is basically a device that emits a focused beam of charged particles. Many people think that such a device is mythical, but the truth is that the ion ray gun is the basis of television and other display devices. This is simply a gun that emits different particle types and is not confined to a vaccuum tube. The kit for this is also available at [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) in three different power levels. I plan to get the highest powered model available since they are quite a bit of fun. What do you do with such a device? Well for starters you can light up any phosphorescent or fluorescent materials by simply pulling the trigger and hitting them with the ion beam. You can light up fluorescent lights from a distance by merely shooting them with this gun. You can also charge capacitors at a distance and operate a number of electrical devices remotely. Most interesting of all, however, is that this gun is capable of inducing severe shocks from a distance. It can be easily concealed and you can attack anyone you desire with it from a safe distance. This makes it ideal for attacking people you only wish to frighten and not kill or severely injure.
Update: I bought the kit for the device and assembled it. Unfortunately the case i was provided with is of inadequate size and the circuit card will not fit in past the voltage multiplier section. The device generates about 100,000V and is very capable of inducing painful electric shocks and even acrid ozone gas.
The best way to ensure the most of the electricity is discharged from the end of the voltage multiplication circuit is to attach a sharp object such as a needle to the end of the safety resistor, using epoxy or some sort of adhesive, while making sure the two components are connected. This provides an excellent point fo the ionization energy to transfer to the surrounding air. If you do not have a sharp point where you want the ionization to occur, it will probably take place on the capacitor leads, which are rather sharp. Make sure that when you are soldering the multiplication circuit the solder forms globules rather than the so-called icicles and the effectiveness of the ion gun will be greatly increased. As far as focusing is concerned, I believe that a small metal bowl or something to that effect works wonderfully if you carve a hole in the middle of the bottom and attach it to the ion ray gun, creating a plunger appearance. This way, there is a limited amount of air around the point that can be ionized and, although the bowl may become charged as well, the bowl does not provide any effective points for ionization to occur, effectively focusing the direction of ionization. If you want more power, remove the safety resistor on the end, but be careful since it hurts bad enough to get a shock with the resistor. I myself, have never tried removing it. I hope this helps!
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