When you purchase a stun gun it is important to understand the mechanics and the principles behind the operation of a stun gun. This will help you manage the personal protection device and use it most effectively for self defense.
Stun guns jumble up the electrical pulses in a body. These are the pulses that are being sent from the brain to other parts of the body telling the other parts what to do, such as “OK, raise your arm”. These electrical pulses control every function and movement of the body. When a stun gun is applied to an attacker those electrical pulses go awry. As an example, the electrical pulse being sent to the arm gets rerouted to the leg and the arm does not perform as it was instructed. This is because of the very low amperage sent from the stun gun into a body.
A stun gun causes the brain to go on vacation for a few seconds and the body shuts down. When this happens a great deal of energy is used up by the body. This energy is depleted because the blood sugar level in the body becomes seriously low. The body is sometimes paralyzed momentarily and the attacker cannot function at all. Maybe except to drool a little bit!
Stun guns use only 9 volt batteries or are rechargeable. They have internal transformers designed to increase voltage and reduce the amperage that is passed into the body. An oscillator is integrated which works to produce the pulsing action. The charge is built up with a capacitor and the electrodes are responsible for delivering the charge. These are the only elements of a stun gun. Stun guns send voltages ranging from 100,000 to 3,000,000 or more. This is more than enough to go through the thickest of jackets and clothing. Only 3 milliamps are used which is why there is never any long term damage to the body.
Usually there are 4 electrodes at the end of a stun gun. Two are test electrodes and two are for applying the current to a body. The test electrodes are usually pretty close together and you can see the electricity jumping from one test electrode to the other. At the same time a loud crackling noise occurs. Very often this can be enough to make an attacker think twice and decide not to bother you. He would rather not feel the effects of 2 million volts.
As you have seen, stun guns are actually pretty simple self defense products. There are many different sizes and models to choose from. They all do basically the exact same thing and that is deliver a very small electric current with about 3 milliamps into the body. They all use a 9 volt battery or are rechargeable. They all disrupt the signal from the brain and incapacitate an attacker.
A few things to keep in mind when you use a stun gun, you must be touching the attacker with the stun gun. You will not get shocked even if you are touching the attacker at the time. These are non-lethal self defense items. Stun guns give you a chance to escape a dangerous situation.
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