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et — 11/12/2008 5:46:58 PM (archived)

Im assuming your DC conversion hardware has been removed. And in most cases you will get the voltage step-up ratio from ~170 (120 is RMS) to about ten times that on components not rated for that voltage. Expect sparks and fire as a best case scenario....

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Before I ruin something. - Bowser - 11/10/2008 8:45:32 PM
- Oh No...Too Late..He did it!!! Bowser!! Bowser!!!! - Jody - 11/15/2008 1:03:45 AM
  - Not this time. I have done some stupid, foolhardy, even dangerous things. But nothing like that! - Bowser - 11/15/2008 4:28:20 AM
- A late but very definite NO! - Laurie Street - 11/14/2008 4:23:03 AM
  - A bit like gluing pork chops together to make a pig. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/14/2008 7:20:43 PM
- Maybe this is one for "MythBusters"? - Nick Hoffman - 11/14/2008 12:17:15 AM
- This has been done, yes... - et - 11/12/2008 5:46:58 PM
  - Oh, wait. Nevermind... - et - 11/12/2008 5:49:36 PM
    - Where were you? - Bowser - 11/13/2008 12:00:47 AM
      - Oh, I was watching.... - et - 11/14/2008 8:00:07 PM
- I don't change bandages on burn victims. - Eri - 11/11/2008 3:34:43 AM
- I have no idea how the gizmo does what it does. - alcaray - 11/11/2008 1:27:53 AM
  - Schematic - good thought. Here's one. Thanks to all! - Bowser - 11/11/2008 2:31:24 AM
    - re:You are right, it can not be used that way, unless - Johannes - 11/11/2008 4:28:43 AM
- No - RNE - 11/10/2008 11:32:14 PM
- It go BOOOOOOM!!!! - carrl - 11/10/2008 9:59:25 PM
- I wouldn't. - podrock - 11/10/2008 9:35:15 PM

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