On 11/7/19 4:07 AM, Martin Brown wrote:
On 06/11/2019 23:33, TheExperimenter wrote:
Ok, this post is for all the people making a big fuss when I asked
about stun gun components.Â* I got ahold of one this week called
VIPERTEK VTS-881, a small red unit with a claimed "35 billion" volts.
This design comes in many forms and is marketed by different firms
with Vipertek being only one.

First tests were spark gap distance.Â* Just under 1/2".Â* Spark gap is
adjustable and discharges really slow down/ stop at 1/2" or more.Â* So,
what does that tell you about voltage?Â* For one thing, no where near
the volts advertised.

Depends a bit on air pressure and a lot on humidity but probably
somewhere between 10kV and 30kV if it will only jump half an inch.

http://highvoltageconnection.com/art...hen-curve.html

Could even be less if the electrodes are sharp and pointed.

These are real sparks and real men inside the chain mail suits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FpjcOWwiI4

(skip the first minute of dross)

This would stop your attacker but it isn't very portable.

Next tests were one me.Â* Now keep in mind before you shout, if you are
in a country where they are illegal, then don't read the post and
certainly don't reply.Â* If I get any heat from this report, you go
into the kill file immediately so I won't see any further posts.
Where I am in the US, they are LEGAL.

I first adjusted the spark gap for maximum distance, then tested
myself in six different spots: right arm, stomach, upper leg, side,
foot, and finally shoulder.Â* Each spot was energized with electrodes
pressed against the skin for 2-4 seconds (there's no way this thing is
going to penetrate through most clothing, by the way).Â* It took four
tries before I even began to feel much other than a tingle.Â* Finally,
pain increased a bit in arm and shoulder.Â* If I were to scale it, I
would say 5/10 at most.Â* Would it have stopped me from attacking
someone who used it one me?Â* No.

I don't know what all the fuss was about.Â* It's clear that these are
being falsely marketed from the start and giving people a false sense
of security.Â* I'd be more concerned over this then my irrelevant
request for substitute parts.Â* Now, that being said, keep in mind that
I am 6' 1" tall and 215 lbs and healthy.Â* You still wouldn't want to
use this on the elderly or anyone with heart issues or a pacemaker,
nor is everyone else going to respond to the shocks the way I did.
However, after the apparent rukus I made with my prior post, I felt it
was time to see just how much relevancy there was behind it.Â* Now it
should be clear.Â* Bye.

Darwin award candidate.


Put the thing in a different enclosure and it's a bedroom "toy" for the
"open minded" couple.