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Subject: 
Re: 108V Spark-Generating Contraption
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Date: 
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 07:26:00 GMT
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"Jason Bardis" <dante@infernolab.com> writes:

I guess lugnet.technic is the most in-line with this
project, since it uses lots of battery boxes & electricity
& such.

Most of the story's found at the link (see below), so I
won't rehash too much here.

By using only LEGO parts & not modifying any of them, I
created a 108V (12 battery boxes wired in series, 72 AA
batteries) sparking machine, called, of course, Sparky.

Be careful, AA batteries can generate enough current to kill.
A safer way to even higher voltages is to use a transformer.

Jürgen

--
Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/



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Howdy I guess lugnet.technic is the most in-line with this project, since it uses lots of battery boxes & electricity & such. Most of the story's found at the link (see below), so I won't rehash too much here. By using only LEGO parts & not (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)

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