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Figure 37 - Yes, this is three times the voltage available at your AC outlets!
Well, I hope you had fun building this project and that by the end of the night that tingling sensation in your knuckles goes away. The hand held taser device is a great educational unit that demonstrates how the voltage of a single 1.5 volt battery can be stepped up to almost 400 volts. The taser device can also be used to charge high voltage capacitors or serve as a handy power supply to drive various high voltage experiments. By adding a second battery, you can push the output well beyond 600 volts, and by altering the value of the flyback resistor, you can adjust the output frequency of the high voltage oscillator. Have fun, and remember to respect the screaming electron!
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