Subj : Rebuilding Battery Packs
To   : Matt Mc_carthy
From : Elvis Hargrove
Date : Tue Oct 03 2000 03:11 am

-> After the initial CRACK, there's not much left in the zapper, unless
-> your model has the B+ permanently connected.  Mine had a two position
-> switch, Charge - Zap.

I used to charge the Zapacitor with a push button, but simplified it to
just using a low current source permanently wired across the cap.  Works
just as good and takes less hands to run it.

-> After a few years though, I gave that up and went to direct zapping
-> from a 12V car battery.  You gotta wipe that cable FAST and FIRM
-> though, as it tries to weld itself to the cell, and they HEAT _very_
-> fast that way!!!

I've done that under duress myself.  Y'need some sort of current limit
after the initial surge though.  I've used as big as 150Kufd @5 volts in
a pinch and believe me THAT'LL burn out a short!

 ^..^
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