Build Your Own Electromagnetic Accelerator (Coilgun)

Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

Just playing with some electrons and making stuff go fast.
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Using a boost converter to power up a large capacitor and SCR circuit to dump the capacitors energy into a small coil, accelerating a projectile to mediocre velocities.

Credit to Uzzors2k.4hv.org for the boost converter circuit diagram, since I was lazy and didn't design one myself. They have a host of other awesome projects there as well.

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