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