----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]>
> When I was in High School Voc.Tech. in the late 60's we used to charge up a good axial H.V. electrolytic with the leads wrapped around the ends and say .... catch, to an unspecting classmate. > We also did the,... hold on to two can lytics with the cans connected to the cap tester, a big CDE, and see how high the leakage test voltage would get before letting go. > > Betcha I'm not the only one with these type memories ;) > > Bill, > KB3DKS/1 One wonders how many people have been left with a deep sense of awe and fear due their unfortunate early contact with electricity. Seems this was something of a very wide practice. Maybe that is why there aren't any electric shops left in High Schools. ;^) Bill ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
