Mike Hord wrote: > I also discovered that ~60 half-dead 9-volts can be used to arc weld > or cause serious injury to the unwary. > HA! I never put 60 together, but used 40 or so, with a bunch of coils having a variety of inductance values, a motor out of an old Waring blender, etc., and built a great EMI generator! > When I think back on my teenage years I'm amazed that I survived. > I can't tell you how many times I've uttered that *exact* phrase!! :^) Jim -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu