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- From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Dynamotors;
- Message-ID: <xdwn!8m@dixie.com>
- Date: 12 Sep 92 08:47:48 GMT
- References: <BuE4p8.5Bq@acsu.buffalo.edu> <26230@dog.ee.lbl.gov> <larryd.716229475@milton>
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- In article <larryd.716229475@milton> larryd@milton.u.washington.edu (Larry Desoto) writes:
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- >Dynamoters...you forgot the true dinosaurs of High Voltage. The proper
- >technique when using dynamotor powered ARC-5 transmitters was to press
- >the mike key and wait a second or so until the motor was up to speed.
- >It really brings back memories of adding another battery to the car's
- >electrical system to bring the voltage up to 24 volts for the dynamoters.
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- I have the Mother of all dynamotors. About 1200 volts at an amp or so.
- No idea what it came off of. Hamfest prize. I built it into a fish
- shocker for my father in law to use to "harvest" fish from his ponds.
- A couple of hunks of copper pipe hung inside perforated milk jugs (for
- safety out of the water) make up the electrodes. Just drop 'em down
- til the ammeter reads about an amp, wait for a moment and scoop up the
- fish. Sucks the guts out of a trolling motor battery. :-) It's a
- sight to see running slightly overloaded. Fire flying from both ends,
- ozone permeating the air and the wickedest snarl I've ever heard
- come from a motor. Probably just scares the fish up :-)
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- John
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- John
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