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Two 4"x18" chambers elbowed to a 2"x5' barrel. Ignition comes from electronic BBQ igniter, with duel sparkers. ( expensive BBQ's with side burners ) both igniters spark at the exact same time. They sell these electric igniters with the other igniters at local hardware stores.
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In each chamber mount 1 igniter to a 2" ring and bolt to wall, use that screw to carry current. A second screw must be drilled on each chamber right next to the ring for the wire to complete the cirrcut.
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Big Red
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PCGUY
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Really original ignition system, but i bet it adds alot of power. I have never seen i cannon like that. I like it tho. Is is awkward to shoot at all tho?
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Tommy_TreeTop
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What type of propellant do you use? And how good does it work? how far cna your cannon shoot?
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darthtator
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having two seperate chambers, do you ever have a bad mix in one chamber and only have one fire? I would also like know how far it shoots and basically the above questions.
Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see, float like a butterfly sting like a bee. *Ali*
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darthtator
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ya thats true I just didn't see any schrader valve or on board injection so I thought I"d ask.
Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see, float like a butterfly sting like a bee. *Ali*
I thik that if the ignition is write in the middle of the chamber, the fuel will burn faster.And the best shape for the chamber is spfere.Why you people arent using oxigen.Better small and storng chamber with power fuel then bigger wich can't stand a great preshure.And lower preshur means....... the god given air is far from a good fuel
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Lucas_Pukas
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Hooked on foniks...look into it!Rambo wrote:I thik that if the ignition is write in the middle of the chamber, the fuel will burn faster.And the best shape for the chamber is spfere.Why you people arent using oxigen.Better small and storng chamber with power fuel then bigger wich can't stand a great preshure.And lower preshur means....... the god given air is far from a good fuel
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boilingleadbath
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"If the ignition is in the center, then the fuel will burn faster"
True, but not to an extent where it's worth drasticaly modifing your system.
"The best shape for the chamber is a sphere"
True, and we'll start using them when you find an inexpensive source for spherical pressure vessles.
"Why arn't you people using oxegen-enriched atmospheres?"
Because we'd need to get (somewhat pricy) oxegen regulators and storage containers, and it increases the burn front velocity which can lead to DDT... which is bad, even with steel pipe.
"It's better to use a small, strong chamber with a more powerfull fuel than a larger chamber with lower-powered fuel."
The pressure spike will not increase lineraly with the generated pressure... the increase in mass caused by the thicker chamber will not be countered by the higher generated pressure.
True, but not to an extent where it's worth drasticaly modifing your system.
"The best shape for the chamber is a sphere"
True, and we'll start using them when you find an inexpensive source for spherical pressure vessles.
"Why arn't you people using oxegen-enriched atmospheres?"
Because we'd need to get (somewhat pricy) oxegen regulators and storage containers, and it increases the burn front velocity which can lead to DDT... which is bad, even with steel pipe.
"It's better to use a small, strong chamber with a more powerfull fuel than a larger chamber with lower-powered fuel."
The pressure spike will not increase lineraly with the generated pressure... the increase in mass caused by the thicker chamber will not be countered by the higher generated pressure.
You mean that the oxigen will cause an explosive burning.Or detunation.The preshure should be about 10 atnospfears.Wich isn't more then the preshure in a good hibrid.The ignition will be more relaible if you use a spark of two elektrodes toching each other.I use 650000mf capasitor.The spark i huge.By the way my new gun is with 3,5L chamber and it cost me 10 levs= about 7$.The guns in internet are more then 100$.Looks like the americans envaliuate their work very high.
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boilingleadbath
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7$ for a 3.5L gun? Wow! I wana move to Bulgaria too!
Yeah, an oxegen enriched fuel mix will be more likely to detonate. That doesn't mean it will, but if it does, the shockwave is likely to do bad things to the chamber walls.
Yeah, an oxegen enriched fuel mix will be more likely to detonate. That doesn't mean it will, but if it does, the shockwave is likely to do bad things to the chamber walls.
My gun is made only by two paipes-125mm and 40mm. the wall of the pipe is 2mm.I made the diametar reduser by stitupor (I hope that's the word for it) and the sealing is also hand made .The ignition caused me some problems but I'll fix them.(the spark i about 2mm.)I'll use the other capasitor.
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boilingleadbath
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...ah, I see. Yeah, the fittings are the parts that get you - a single 4" (~100mm) fitting costs me 6$!
