Ole Bob said, "Terry, whether you use a 6 volt battery or a 555 timer running on 9 volts the output is about the same. "The timer also known as a zapper changes polarity every 10 to 3,500 times per minute. With the battery it might be necessary to change hands every minute or so."
There are many ways to improve on the design, such as your recommendation. And it would be nice to not need to physically switch the electrodes in order to change the polarity (though it only needs to be done every 10-20 minutes to avoid skin irritation). Folks who have no experience with electrical components can still use a battery and some wire. They can purchase a lantern battery in a variety of places very cheaply, and hooking it up has only one option - the two battery terminals. The 555 timer is an intimidating article when one has no experience with components. It seems to me the Godzilla is a good place to start for rank beginners, then, when ones confidence has grown, move on to such as you suggest. Terry __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
