Building a Shock Rod
Author: Circle Lord
Issue: 3
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==Phrack Inc.==
Volume One, Issue Three, Phile 8 of 10
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* Making a Shock Rod *
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* By *
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* Circle Lord *
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This handy little circuit is the key to generating THOUSANDS of volts of
electricity for warding off attackers (notice the plural). It generates it
all from a hefty 6-volt source and is easily fit into a tubular casing.
Originally used as a fence charger, this circuit can be put to other uses such
as: charging a whole row of lockers at school, a row of theater seats, or a
metal bleacher set in the gym. More on this later.
To build this, all you need is a GE-3 transistor, a 6.3-volt transformer, and a
handful of spare parts from old radios. The ammount of shock you wish to
generate is determined by the setting of potentiometer R1, a 15,000 ohm
variable resistor. Hint: for maximum shock, set R1 at maximum!
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Item * Description
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C1 * 500uF, 10-WVDC electrolytic capacitor
C2 * 2000uF, 15-WVDC electrolytic capacitor
M1 * 6-VDC battery
M2,M3 * Leads
Q1 * GE-3 transistor (2n555 will also do)
R1 * 15K potentiometer
R2 * 160-ohm resistor
S1 * Spst switch
T1 * 6.3-VAC filament transformer (Triad F-14x or equiv.)
X1 * 1N540 diode
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Schematics:
+---C1--------------+
1 1 HOT
1 +-----+ 1 LEAD
+---1
R1* + 1 +--->)(
+-->* 1 1 1 )(
1 * +--+ 1 1 )(-->
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TO
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 GND
1 * C2 1 +---1----+
1 R2 1 1 1 1
1 * 1 1 1 X1 1
+---+--+--1---------1-->-+
1 +/- 1 1
+*M1*-*S1*+ GND -
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/ ircle / ord
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