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> The highlight was when I was futzing with a slow oscillator and accidentally discovered that using using the speaker transformer as a voltage step up I could
by joquarky 3y ago
> The highlight was when I was futzing with a slow oscillator and accidentally discovered that using using the speaker transformer as a voltage step up I could get the inductive voltage spike when the relay switched to give a painful shock.
I remember that! In some versions of the manual, this was specifically listed as an experiment, but I think they later removed it.
I just checked, if you go to page 51 (project #43, "High Voltage Generator") of the 160-in-1 manual and you'll find that exact experiment.
- dylan604 3y agoWe learned/discovered that an Atari 2600 cartridge was the right size for a 9v and step transform to house in a snug little package after removing the game cart itself. After adding a couple of leads to the open end, a button on the back side, you could "show" some unsuspecting friend your new game while leading up to the shocking game play. Thinking back, we were really bored
- zengargoyle 3y agoBack in middle school, like 1981-ish I had this hardback book with a title of something like "A Shocking Story". The inside was hollowed out to hold about the same but it was rigged to go off when you opened the book. It got confiscated.
- JohnFen 3y agoNever underestimate the creative and intellectual power of boredom.