PA-III-B

CONCEPT

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CONSTRUCTION

SCHEMATIC

Status: Completed 11/27/08

The PA-3 was the last camera circuit driven gun, as well as the last <100 J Pulse Accelerator. It was designed to be as small and as  energy efficient as possible. It was the first semi-automatic in the PA series.

STATS:

• General:

• Designation: PA-III-B
• Name: Pulse Accelerator 3 B
• Stages: 2 (Injector and Primary Accelerator)
• Design Type: Handgun
• Loading Type: Autoloader Solenoid/Magazine
• Switching Type: 12 V 30 A Relay
• Trigger: Contact Spring
• Charging-2 D (3 V Total)
• Relay-1 12 V N
• Charger Type: 4 Mini Camera Circuits (Kodak Blue)
• Coil Description:
  • Injector Coil Design: 22 gauge, 18 layer, 30 mm Length
  • Primary Coil Design: 22 gauge, 18 layer, 26 mm Length
• Capacitors:
  • Injector Coil-

• Capacitance: 120 uF
• Voltage: 400 VDC ( To 450 V)
• Primary Accelerator-
  • Capacitance: 330 uF
  • Voltage: 400 VDC ( To 450 V)
• Projectile:
  • Projectile Type: Sharpened Steel Nail (Standardized)
  • Diameter: 6.8 mm
  • Length: 22 mm (+-2 mm)
  • Mass: 5.4 g
• Est Measured:
  • Exit Velocity: 20 m/s
  • Load Time: 3s
• Calculated:
  • Stored Energy: 46 J
  • Kinetic Energy: 1.1 J
  • Weapon Efficiency: 2.4%
  • Momentum:0.11 kg*m/s
  • Charger Power (New Batteries): 15 W

• Resulting Improvements:
  • POWER
  • Effeciency