PA-3
PA-III-B
Pulse Accelerator 3 B
PA-III-B
Completion Date: 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