Homemade Mosquito Killer Machine / Racket / Bat / Bug

Zapper Racket

Homemade Mosquito Killer

Machine, Description:

Homemade Mosquito Killer Machine- A project that we are going

to make today has got many names, you may call this a mosquito killer
machine or mosquito killer Racket or Mosquito Bat, or Bug Zapper
Racket. Its only purpose is to kill the mosquitoes, flies, and other insects.
Its a completely Diy Homemade Mosquitoes/insects Killer Machine.
The front part is just like the Mosquito killer Racket, and everything else
is completely different. It has got a door on the backside which can be
opened and closed, I will explain this in detail; why I added this door, it
could be a solid box, but there is a reason behind it which I will explain
in a minute. The circuit I am using for generating high voltages, directly
operates on 110/220Vac, I didnt use any transformer and there are no
complicated connections. I will also share with you a very simple
technique that you can use to generate high voltages of your choice.
To check the performance and to see if it can really kill the mosquitoes,
flies, and other insects I decided to keep it ON for the entire night. It has
passed all the initial tests and I am sure its going to kill these blood-
sucking small creatures. I am going to check this in the morning.
Its 9:00 AM in the morning and I am going to check if it has killed some
mosquitoes or other insects. Before I am going to start with the
inspection, first I am going to turn off the supply and next, I am going to
short the two meshes to discharge the capacitors as I dont want to get a
shock. Once the capacitors are discharged then the steel wire meshes are
safe to touch.
I already can see some dead mosquitoes and it means this device is
working great. This is such a low-cost and easy
build Electronic Mosquito killer machine which can be built by
anyone with some basic knowledge of electronics.
Warning!!! I must warn you, wear protective gloves while working on
such a high voltage system and keep them away from children and other
people. Anyways, you have got the idea of what you are going to learn
after reading this article. Without any further delay, lets get started!!!

Why we need this Electronic Mosquito

Killer?
I am sure you might have seen these mosquito coils. Theres growing
concern about the adverse health impacts associated with the burning of
mosquito coils and sticks indoors. The insecticide products used are
generally considered safe, but its the particulate matter produced from a
smouldering mosquito coil that poses the greatest risk. One study
estimated the particulate matter produced from burning one mosquito
coil was equivalent to burning 75-137 cigarettes. Although there is no
clear evidence but I believe the continuous use of such mosquito coils
may cause severe damage. There are also body lotions that are used to
keep the mosquitoes away. These are dangerous to the health and costs a
lot when used on regular basis. A more permanent solution can be
designing a machine that can kill the mosquitoes and also the flies and
other insects. The electronic mosquito killing machine can be operated
24 hours a day and has no side effects.

Building the Box:

For building the box, I temporarily fixed the Electric circular Saw and Jig
Saw on a hardboard sheet, which helped me in cutting the hardboard
sheet to the desired lengths without going to the shop which saved me
money and time. I am really thankful to all those boys and girls who are
supporting me on Patreon. With your support, I purchase these electric
tools and other electronics components.

Its just a simple box made of a hardboard sheet. You can clearly see one
side is open while on the backside you can see a door. So, the box is
ready, and next, I am going to start working on the two meshes.
Steel wire Meshes setup:

I am using these two different steel wire meshes. These two steel wire
meshes need to be electrically isolated, for this, I am going to make a
separator out of a thin sheet.
I carefully cut a sheet, its length and width match the opening of the box.
I draw some lines and then I used a Jig Saw for cutting the unwanted
area.

My mesh separator is ready. You cannot find this thin wooden sheet then
you can also use a thin cardboard sheet. Its only purpose is to electrically
isolate the two steel wire meshes.
Next, I am going to cut this steel wire mesh and will attach it to the
separator using hot glue. I will do the same thing for the other mesh as
well.

As you can see the two meshes are ready. The separator will be
sandwitched between the two steel wire meshes, this way the two meshes
will not touch.
You can check this through a continuity test using a digital multimeter.
No beep means everything is fine and a beep means the two meshes are
short which is not good. My mesh is ready and now lets take a look at
the Mosquito killer circuit diagram.

Mosquito Killer Circuit Diagram:

 
This is the high voltage mosquito killer circuit diagram which only
consists of capacitors and diodes. This is basically a voltage multiplier
circuit which gives a high voltage of around 1860 volts. As a general rule
of thumb, multiply the total number of capacitors with the voltage and
then divide it by 2 and you get the output voltage. As per this circuit the
capacitor voltage is 630volts and we have a total of 6 capacitors so
The output voltage = 630 X 6 = 3780
                               = 3780 / 2 = 1890 volts.
So, the output of this Mosquito killer circuit is around 1890 volts.

This circuit consists of these three sections; if you want to increase the
output voltage then you can add another section or if you want to keep
the circuit size smaller then you can use high voltage capacitors.
This circuit also called Cockroft Walton, it consists of six diodes and six
capacitors it has three stages of voltage doubler. To make it easier to
understand, how this circuit works, lets look at a single stage voltage
doubler.
Assuming we connect this circuit to 220 volt RMS with a frequency of 50
Hertz and its peak voltage is 311 volts. AC voltage with a frequency of 50
Hertz changes its polarity 100 times per second. During the negative
cycle the upper side will be negative and the lower side will be positive,
so the capacitor on the upper side will charge through this diode to about
311 volts. However, there is some voltage drop across the diode but it is
negligible in the next positive cycle of the input AC Voltage.

Now the upper side will be positive and the lower side will be negative,
this time because we have a charged capacitor from the prior cycle and
because the voltage of the capacitor and voltage of the source are in
series, so the two voltages added together and going to charge the second
capacitor through this diode so the voltage is stored in the second
capacitor will be something around 620 volt. By adding more stages we
will take higher voltage in the output.
Im using three stages of this voltage doubler so the output voltage will be
around 1860 volt. The capacitance of the capacitors could be anything
less than 1 micro farad keep in your mind that the voltage rating of the
capacitors used in this circuit should be at least two times more than the
peak input voltage. For example, in my case because the mains voltage is
220 volt the peak voltage will be 311 volt. So I have to use capacitors with
voltage rating at least 630 volt but its better to use in 1000 volt
capacitors.

I soldered all the capacitors and diodes as per the circuit diagram. The
two wires on the left side are going to be connected with the 110/220Vac.
When the wires are connected with the 110/220Vac supply dont touch
the circuit otherwise it can be really dangerous and such high voltage can
kill you. So, always wear protective gloves. The two wires on the right
side are the output wires which we will connect with the two steel wire
meshes.
Before connecting the output wires with the steel wire meshes, I check
the circuit by shorting the output wire together and I could see sparks.
One more thing that I would like to talk about is that, even when you
disconnect the mains supply you will get a strong electric shock because
the capacitors remain charged until you touch the two wires to discharge
the capacitors. So, make sure, first you discharge the capacitors before
you touch the wires, capacitors, or diodes. Next step is to connect this
circuit with the two meshes.
So, my circuit is connected, I have already connected the input wires
with the 220Vac, the capacitors are charged. So, If I am going to short
the two meshes using a screw driver, you will see sparks, I practically
demonstrated this in the video given at the end of this article. While the
220Vac is connected never touch the steel wire meshes, anyways so far
everything is working just fine.
I fixed the Voltage multiplier circuit inside the box and I also connected a
blue color bulb with the input wires.
My whole setup is completed, the bulb is fixed, the wires are connected
and now its ready for its initially testing.

I put some sugar and a small piece of meat which I am going to use as
the mosquito bait to attract some flies, mosquitoes, and other insects. As
I had told you in the beginning that the door which I have added has a
purpose, I am going to open the door and put this plate inside the box. I
am sure the sugar and meat will attract flies, mosquitoes, and other
insects. The only entrance is through these two meshes which will burn
the flies and mosquitoes to ashes.