I'm thinking they convert like the people zappers do; down to some very low amperage but much higher volts. One of the list memebers said the zapper he tried put a tingling in his arm for a while and I'd say that arm weighed more than a 1lb rat.
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007, Have A_nice_day wrote: > I just bought my zapper yesterday, and last night it got two mice. I > couldn't find any place that sold the Rat Zapper brand, so I bought a > Victor brand one at Home Depot. The Victor one is the same company > that has made mouse traps for 150 years. It takes 4 "C" type batteries > which cost me almost $6. Their output is 4 times 1 1/2 = 6 volts total. > > I suppose one might be able to use a 6 volt transformer. I have > several. Whenever I throw away anything, I salvage everything off of > it. As a result I have about 6 of them. The only thing is, I'm > wondering if these 4 C batteries might produce more amperage than a > transformer. I know that the amperage of those transformers is low, > from the fact that their output is really thin. > > I might try it when my C batteries give up though. They say that they > are good for 40 kills. The only thing is that I'm sure that the device > undoubtedly employs solid state circuitery, which could be damaged. It > would be a $45 gamble. > > ---Anthony > >
