Homemade Portable 1.25kJ Coilgun

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#1 written by trollzillalolol
about 11 months ago

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@Solarenemy1 oh right ok, i was just meaning because it must be quite heavy so a lighter one might be better?
#2 written by IAteYourDogForLunch
about 11 months ago

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Now I know how to shoot down a F-22
#3 written by Larsplatoon
about 11 months ago

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@trollzillalolol And it speeds up faster (a=F/m) so it spends less time in the coil picking up energy.
#4 written by Solarenemy1
about 11 months ago

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@trollzillalolol

A previous poster mentioned this, But the issue with coilguns is that a smaller projectile does not couple as well with the magnetic field from the coil and therefore actually reduces efficiency.