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Microwave transformer maybe? Or does that not supply enough?
by Groxx 8y ago
Microwave transformer maybe? Or does that not supply enough?
- FreeFull 8y agoIdeally, for safety reasons, you'd use something like a neon transformer. They supply a very high voltage, but at the same time the output is current-limited, which decreases the chance you'll electrocute yourself.
- mcguire 8y agoLimited upside; high chance of self-immolation. I'm in.
- snuxoll 8y agoEven a 10” neon tube needs enough amperage to cause a fatal electric shock.
- LinuxBender 8y agoI've zapped myself on one of those. It contracted my muscles enough to send me across the room and almost knocked me out. I'm happy it wasn't across the chest. And yes, I was doing something incredibly dumb. My teen-age years had some regrettable moments.
- nomel 8y agoAbsolutely not. Microwave transformers are much too dangerous. The flyback transformers from a TV (or neon sign) are fairly low power because they don't need all that much. The goal is high voltage for both. A microwave transformer is meant to pump a thousand of Watts into your high specific heat food and will very easily kill you. They should not be used for any sort of hobby work.