looking for uncommon disconect

[crashwg]

I'm actually not even sure if this exists, but here goes nothin'.

I'm looking for a connector, simmilar to the type used to connect arcade buttons, but with one little "extra", it needs to have some sort of set-screw.  You see, it needs to connect to the tips of a stungun.

I'm thinking something like this...

[OSCAR]

I haven't seen disconnects with a set screw, but you could probably make something very similar.  What I would try first is put the disconnect on the plug or prong or whatever you are putting it on, then use a small bit and drill directly through the disconnect barrel.  Then put a small cotter pin through the hole to secure it in place.  Sound feasible?

[NoOne=NBA=]

Does it strike anyone else as funny to have a quick-disconnect ON the quick-disconnects?
I wonder if anyone really HAS made these.
I've seen dumber stuff that made it to market.

p.s.
I'd love to give you some advice/guidance/help with your project (mostly to keep you from blowing yourself up); but I don't want any of the liability associated.
Explosives of all types are dangerous, even when used properly.
Used improperly, they are DEADLY.

[Stingray]

I don't want to jump to conclusions about what you're up to, but just fyi, setting booby traps is illegal, and would be a pretty good way to land yourself in jail.

-S

[crashwg]

Nope, not setting booby traps.  I just need to make a spark in a combustion chamber for a tennis ball launcher aka potato gun.  

But thanks for the tip anyway, that is some useful information.  

I do have a question about the illegality of that though.  Don't we have a right to protect our homes?  I would think that a non lethal booby trap wouldn't break any laws...

[Tailgunner]

I'd go with a gas barbeque grill igniter for the potato gun, you'd be hard pressed to insulate the terminals on your stungun to the point that it doesn't just jump the gap between them.

Booby traps in general are illegal, but the real problem is what happens when someone/something other than your intended target gets caught by it.

[Stingray]

I do have a question about the illegality of that though.  Don't we have a right to protect our homes?  I would think that a non lethal booby trap wouldn't break any laws...

Unfortunatly (at least in the US) criminals seem to have more rights than their victims.

-S

[dirt]

have you tried to solder them on? that might work


dirt

[crashwg]

Last time I tried soldering something that was surrounded by plastic, the plastic melted and the pin pushed right through.  Believe me, soldering is what I would rather do, but I don't want to damage anything.

And tailgunner, about the path of electricity... All I have to do is make sure the screw heads inside the blast chamber are closer together than the ones on the gun.  Even a milimeter closer and were in buisness, so that's not a problem.  The reason I went with a stungun, is for a few reasons though:

1. Reliability,  you could go through 10 BBQ ignitors before 1 stungun fails.

2. Better Spark, you'd be hard pressed to find a better spark, hotter, larger than a stungun.  And the quicker the fuel ignites the better the shot.

3. Price, I got the stungun for $20.  Replace a bbq ignitor a couple times due to #1 and you're getting close to $30.

[crashwg]

Against my better judgment I went ahead and soldered on the disconnects.  I did end up melting the plastic arround the terminal enough that they wiggled alot, but I filled in all the gaps with some gel super glue and it's pretty sturdy.  I also covered the disconnects with some shrink tube and it looks pretty good, take a look...

[Santoro]

Unfortunatly (at least in the US) criminals seem to have more rights than their victims.

I don't want to get off on a rant here, but it's really sad, isn't it?  An interesting example I heard years ago in college:  

Suppose the same burglar enters your house every Wednesday for a month through the same window.   The next Tuesday night, you decide to set a trap and rig razor blades around the window. Bingo - the burglar dies.   That's right, in the US, you are up for murder.

Seems to me that I should have the right to  protect my family.  If I can get a hnadgun and shoot the guy in the head to protect my home and family, why can't I rig someting to keep him out?

It's nutty.  [/rant]

Back to topic. Glad you worked it out.
Dave

[crashwg]

Oh boy did it ever work out!  I love this tennis ball launcher thingy.  I was in a really bad mood yesterday morning so I went out and launched a couple tennis balls and all's well.  Simple things for simple minds I guess, but there's just something about explosions and speed!

Also, fire... I like fire!  A little experiment that I did with the launcher, I sprayed Oust (the propelant of choice [because it's all I have]) into the barrel without a tennis ball and sparked it up... a blue flame about 8" wide and 2 feet high came out.  It was sweet.

Anyways, here's some pictures of the tennis ball launcher:

[crashwg]

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