Simple. Use electrolytic caps and give them about same voltage as their rating, but reverse the polarity. (Oh, and stand back!) We did this all the time back in school. KreAture ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Rolf" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: Anyone tried running a PIC with RF-energy ? > Now we know why the security product "Smoke Cloak" is so effective. > UNfortunately it uses harmless theatrical smoke (glycol) rather than > something that would be toxic to the thieves. > > I'll have to figure out a way to make capacitors fail on cue.... > > R > > "Peter L. Peres" wrote: > > > > On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Kyrre Aalerud wrote: > > > > *>Yes they do run while I sleep, and I sleep in the same room. > > *>I wish for grounding in this room, but it's expensive to alter existing > > *>installments. > > > > FYI a perfectly grounded computer once tried to kill me by asphyxiation. A > > filter cap in the ripple pi filter of the psu went and the fans blew all > > the smoke in my face. I was in a small room with lots of equipment and I > > was about halfway through my life memories by the time I fell through the > > door and 3/4 through them by the time I stopped coughing. Normal eyesight > > returned later (I had to grope my way out blindly between working > > energised equipment with all the covers off etc). The fans filled the room > > so fast you could not see the smoke except when looking from the outside > > (it came in a cloud out of the door and later window). And I was not > > sleeping when it happened. The failed cap was a 'blue' X2 cap about 1" x > > 0.3" x 0.75". > > > > Peter > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu