Re: bug zapper

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Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi.

I had one out of a smaller zapper once.  I think I sent it to Ed.  I 
seem to remember about 4kV at like 7mA.

Cheers,

        Terry


At 01:51 PM 8/27/2006, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>   I picked up a working bug zapper at a garage sale 
> yesterday...Cost me a whole dollar.  :)     Does anyone know the 
> output voltage of these things?   It appears as though it might 
> make a good transformer for a mini coil.  Better question might be, 
> has anyone tried one and found it to be suitable for a coil?  If 
> not,  I have plenty of hv diodes and caps and might consider making 
> a CW multiplier and playing around with a lifter or something else fun.
> Thanks,
> Mike