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- From: gt0869a@prism.gatech.EDU (WATERS,CLYDE GORDON)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: SHOCKING STORIES
- Message-ID: <64136@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 00:48:16 GMT
- References: <1992Jul18.175339.10396@newstand.syr.edu> <u894793.711608806@bruny>
- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- >feliccia@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Nicholas J Feliccia) writes:
- >
- >>Ok. I want to know from the net people. What is the largest voltage shock
- >>you have ever received (and survived.) I am not talking about rewiring
- >>a light switch. I am talking about kissing the flyback transformer.
- >
-
- I suppose it is not the highest voltage, but it is about the funniest
- shock I have encountered:
-
- I worked for a summer for the GM car dealership my father works for.
- While I was there, there was one mechanic that always was working on
- an atrociously rusted out Ford truck that he owned. The only decent
- item in the truck was the engine/transmission, and he spent much
- time tinkering with it ( I thik it was a modified 429, or something).
- Another mechanic got the bright idea to play a joke on this guy-
- the truck had one of those Accel Super Coils on it; they seem
- to produce about 50 Kv or so. The other mechanic procured a roll
- of new spark plug wire from the parts department (while no one was
- looking :-) ), put a terminal on one end, and plugged it in in
- place of one cylinder in the distributor cap. He then ran the other
- end in through a rust hole in the floor of the truck under the seat,
- and ran the wire up into the seat cushion until it was about 1/2" from
- the seat cover. He then let the hood down. Moments later, the first
- mechanic came out, got into the truck and started the engine. Needless
- to say, he immediately jumped out of the seat with enough force to put
- a small dent in the roof of the truck!
-
- Disclaimer: Please, don't repeat this! It can be dangerous! We were
- all young ignorant fools back then :-)
-
- REgards,
- Gordon.
-
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- WATERS,CLYDE GORDON-Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Ga 30332
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