==Phrack Inc.==
           Volume One, Issue Three, Phile 8 of 10

Making a Shock Rod

By Circle Lord

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--------------+
                            |                   |   HOT
                            |     +-----+       |  LEAD
                            +---|<Q1    |        )(-->
                          R1*     +     |   +--->)(
                        +-->*     |     |   |    )(
                        |   *  +--+     |   |    )(-->
                        |   |  |  |     |   |    | TO
                        |   |  |  |     |   |    | GND
                        |   *  C2 |     +---|----+
                        |  R2  |  |         |    |
                        |   *  |  |         | X1 |
                        +---+--+--|---------|-->-+
                                  | +/-     |    |
                                  +*M1*-*S1*+   GND


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