I just want to thank John W. for his nice post.
Did this make anyone recall the movie** where the guy
builds up so high a resistance to electricity (actually
an appetite) that the little lightbulb goes off over his
head and he says 'Great, I can do anything, and they'll
just give me the Electric Chair' the ide being that it
would just feed him.
**Man Made Monster (1941)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0033879
Back to topic, I have a relative that also has built shock
machines at points throughout his life. No problems to
report, but I'll have to withhold names,voltages,amperages
and design factors since the lawyers out there are getting
powerful.
John A.