A zapper is a very controversial item. The few that I have seen are in my opinion far to large. I remember seeing one transformer that stood 8 inches high being used as a zapper. All that is needed is enough current to heat the center pin or the regulating screw. I have never tried it but you could probably use a 1.5 volt battery to heat the pin hotter than you would want to touch it. This idea does intrigue me enough that if I get some extra time to experiment I'll try it and see how it works. Norm Barrett Memphis, TN BSimon1234@aol.com wrote: > Greg Newellwrote: > > > <<Bill, won't this also loosen the wood?>> > > Yes, if not very carefully. I suppose that some fort of resistor could be put > into the line outputs to tone down the short-out heat, but it is not something > that I really know how to do. Sometimes the right amount of treatment for a > centerpin is a fraction of a second. That is why it is hard to control. > > Electrical suggestions anyone? > > Bill Simon > Phoenix
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