Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Power of High Voltage Stun Guns

By George Harrison


Stun guns are electric non-lethal self-defense weapons that uses of high voltage of electricity to knock down an attacker. With even just a touch of the prongs on the stun gun, a person can be quickly immobilized temporarily. But since high voltage stun guns have very low amperage, there are no serious injury done to the target.

Stun devices are designed to disorder with a person's nervous system. With direct contact, the prongs deliver electrical charge into the muscles at a very high pulse frequency rate. This makes the muscles work very rapidly although not efficiently. The target will shortly lose control over his muscles as they become fatigued right away. So basically, high voltage stun guns do their work by depleting the muscles of energy thus preventing them from running properly.

A 100,000 volt stun gun is capable of causing pain as well as muscle contractions. It can also cause confusion and eventual loss of balance. Stun guns of this voltage may not automatically take down an assailant and leave him harmed. They will only succeed in repelling him so you can escape. Higher-powered stun devices, those with 300,000 volts or higher, have more efficient stopping power. This is because high voltage stuns gun key in on the muscular and neural systems, instead of relying on pain.

The amount of time a stun device stays directly contact with the attacker affects its stopping power. For example, a half second contact will make the target cause significant discomfort and muscle contractions. Another 1 to 2 seconds will stun him and cause him to feel muscle spasms. At 1-5 seconds, he will have total loss of muscle control and balance and his recovery time is some more minutes. But despite of their grand power, high voltage stun guns do not cause any negative effects on the heart or other internal organs. As talk about earlier, this is since of the device's very low amperage.

Majority of stun guns are operated by 9 volts battery. Depending on their output, several units may need two or three batteries. The power from these batteries passes through multiple transformers, which increases the voltage to between 20,000 and 500,000 volts while the amperage is rapidly decreased.

Defending yourself against an assailant is an important aspect of self-preservation that both men and women should take into consideration. No one can tell when danger will strike so it is always a good idea to know the importance of having a stun gun and how such device works.




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