************************** * FUN W/ELECTRONICS * ************************** Written and uploaded by: The King of Roo So, you want to make your parents proud; show them that you want to be an electrical engineer! Well, here are a few tricks that will thrill mom & dad! CAPACITORS ---------- These little buggers can do more damage than most objects their size. Let's start with the basics. Electrolytics: These are the little capacitors (usually blue or black in color) with the + symbols going down the side. The ones you find inside transistor radios usually are quite harm- less. But, you can find caps of mammoth proportions inside computer power supplies or your brothers expensive stero amp. Ok, what do you do with it? Electrolitics have one drawback; they don't like reverse polarity, and will breakdown when reverse biased. A small cap may just fizzle, smoke a little and die. But if you take a large cap, (100,000 uF and up) you can create a nice explosion. Don't do this at close range. Very large caps can be lethal when they go. Try connecting 120V across them and watch those suckers go. By the way, if you don't like somebody, charge them up PROPERLY and toss the charged cap at some unsuspecting person. They will get a shock they won't soon forget! Caps that you find inside large machines i.e. A/C units will also detonate, but they have to be short circuited. This is only for the very brave and very stupid! THERMISTORS ----------- These are also found inside power supplies, and those transient voltage outlet strips you get at any computer store. Thermistiors when subjected to very large voltage spikes, tend to explode and shatter, so be sure you stay far away if you hook up a bunch in parallel. Many people have tried to build shock type wands with automobile coils..... while this does produce a high voltage, it's a cumbersome way to do it. A better idea would be to use the flyback transformer one finds in the back of any TV set. These are much easier to operate, consume less power, and give you more shock for your dollar. That's all for now...... stay tuned to future articles. By the way, there are no plugs for boards at ther end of this article ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý° 11-15-89 The PIRATES' HOLLOW °Þ Ý° Gfile Distribution Center / MASS Megs °Þ Ý° 415/236/2371 RoR - Alucard 415/236/2371 °Þ Ý° Sysops: Doctor Murdock ~ Sir Death ~ Dark Nite ~ Ratsnatcher °Þ Ý°Shawn-Da-Lay Boy Production Inc. The Electric Pub : 415/236/4380°Þ Ý°°°°° The Gates of Hell are open Night and Day; °°°°°Þ ݱ±± Ø Smooth is the Descent and Easy is the Way Ø ±±±Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Another file downloaded from: ! -$- & the Temple of the Screaming Electron ! * Walnut Creek, CA + /^\ | ! | |/\/^\ _^_ 2400/1200/300 baud (415) 935-5845 /^\ / @ | \/_-_\ Jeff Hunter, Sysop |@ \_| @ @|- - -| \ | | | /^\ | _ | - - - - - - - - - * |___/_\___|_|_|_(_)_| Aaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! / Specializing in conversations, E-Mail, obscure information, entertainment, the arts, politics, futurism, thoughtful discussion, insane speculation, and wild rumours. An ALL-TEXT BBS. "Raw Data for Raw Nerves."