shocking lightsaber blade

[Andle Di-Ranos]

i was thinking the other day about a lightsaber that would deliver a small shock on contact of the skin when it hit you until i realized i could do it. Back in the 9th grade i created a shock box in electronics class. We took a 9volt battery and connected it to a lightswitch. Then made a transformer out of cooper wire, copper board pieces, and a nail. Then we connected to a circuit. In order for it to work, the blade would have to be coverd in copper or metal tape(doesn't matter as long as it conducts electricity) The circuit has two leads that would touch the tape(the tape must be slightly sperated into two pieces on the blade) the original concept was if you put your index and middle finger on the leads pressing down on the tape it would shock you in small jolts(the IC chip would click signifying a shock) So i wonder if that would work on a blade? ill try to find the schematic

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

though I think it could be done. It would likely be a bit unweildy and un-saber looking if I understand the idea correctly.

[Andle Di-Ranos]

the thing that would change is the hilt size unless i could just get a long strip of thin copperboard and shove it down in the hilt with the transformer and battery.

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

...could use a copper tube for a blade insert?
slightly larger diameter tube outer?
a "hit" would cause both tubes to touch and complete the circut causing the jolt?

just a quick thought.....

[Andle Di-Ranos]

interesting.. never thought of that

[Leda EmBorr]

Electronic touch... like they have in fencing to keep score.

[Andle Di-Ranos]

Hey it even says in one of the jedi books about Obi-Wan as an apprentice he would use a low power lightsaber that stings on contact symbolizing defeat.

[Don Solo]

starkindler said:

...could use a copper tube for a blade insert?
slightly larger diameter tube outer?
a "hit" would cause both tubes to touch and complete the circut causing the jolt?

just a quick thought.....

thats... not quite how it works... the skin has to be touching both electrodes (which would be metal things of any shape) for the shock to be felt.

interesting idea though... I thought you meant it would shock anyone who tried to handle it though, which might be entertaining...

[Andle Di-Ranos]

Exactly. The conducting material would have to be seperated into to halves on the blade, so the only downside is it wouldn't work unless both materials came in contact with the skin.

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

outer tube could be perforated?
skin touching the outer tube and small section of inner tube could trigger it ??

[Andle Di-Ranos]

Possibly...

[Don Solo]

I think I know how to make it work - you'd need a dowel with exposed wires running he legnth of it, linked to each electrode, but alternating... like this:

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Where the red would be the exposed positive wire, and the Green is the exposed negative wire. Then when the button is pressed and someone touchestwo wires, they'll get zapped. Like this battery powered fly swatter rackets.

Come to think of it, maybe I shouldn't be encouraging this...

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

Now THAT sounds do-able.
Maybe use some PVC?

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

I keep thinking that a lightsaber that delivered any kind of shock would just irritate people, especially if it were any more than what you get from a doorknob on a cold day.

[DietVanillaMike]

it wouldnt be cool unless you had two and made a game of it it would be completely uncool to just walk around zapping people with a shock stick

like the modified xbox controllers that bybass the vibration so if you get shot instead of a vibrate you get a shock