How Do Stun Guns Work?

When you purchase a stun gun it is important to understand the mechanics and the principles behind the operation of a stun gun. This will help you manage the personal protection device and use it most effectively for self defense.

Stun guns jumble up the electrical pulses in a body. These are the pulses that are being sent from the brain to other parts of the body telling the other parts what to do, such as “OK, raise your arm”. These electrical pulses control every function and movement of the body. When a stun gun is applied to an attacker those electrical pulses go awry. As an example, the electrical pulse being sent to the arm gets rerouted to the leg and the arm does not perform as it was instructed. This is because of the very low amperage sent from the stun gun into a body.

A stun gun causes the brain to go on vacation for a few seconds and the body shuts down. When this happens a great deal of energy is used up by the body. This energy is depleted because the blood sugar level in the body becomes seriously low. The body is sometimes paralyzed momentarily and the attacker cannot function at all. Maybe except to drool a little bit!

A stun gun can penetrate the thickest clothing an attacker is wearing. A stun guns’ voltage can range anywhere from 100,000 volts up to about 3 million volts! It is what happens inside the stun gun that makes this an effective non-lethal self defense weapon. There are transformers inside a stun gun that increases the voltage supplied by usually a 9 volt battery or a rechargeable battery and at the same time reduces the amperage. A capacitor builds up energy and sends it to the two electrodes that are applied to the attacker. An oscillator creates a pulsing effect of the voltage and amperage. Because there is such a small amperage applied, usually about 3 milliamps, there is no permanent damage to the attacker.

The great thing about stun guns is that when the current is unable to flow across the double electrodes in the top, the current will go to the two test electrodes. They are close together which allow the flow of energy to leap between each of them. As the current moves it ionizes the air particles and results in a spark that is visible. You can also hear a crackling noise that is very intimidating. The purpose of this is so attackers can see that you have a stun gun. Usually the visible sign of the electrodes sparking and the sound of the crackling is enough of a deterrent for personal protection. Most attackers will go away.

As you have seen, stun guns are actually pretty simple self defense products. There are many different sizes and models to choose from. They all do basically the exact same thing and that is deliver a very small electric current with about 3 milliamps into the body. They all use a 9 volt battery or are rechargeable. They all disrupt the signal from the brain and incapacitate an attacker.

A few things to keep in mind when you use a stun gun, you must be touching the attacker with the stun gun. You will not get shocked even if you are touching the attacker at the time. These are non-lethal self defense items. Stun guns give you a chance to escape a dangerous situation.

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