7 Dec
1998
7 Dec
'98
3:31 a.m.
Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Ah, a shrapnel-emitting diode. Safety glasses and gloves would
seem to be recommended.
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Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
WARNING: The Attorney General has determined that Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms can be hazardous to your health -- and get away with it.
Some people have all the luck -- I've never
seen (or heard) a
noise-emitting diode. Lots of smoke-emitting diodes and
light-emitting resistors in the past, however. And of course the
occasional glop-emitting capacitor.
Take a 3.5 volt top hat LED. Spread the leads to the proper
width and apply (I would recommend using a pair of pliers)
to a fresh 9 volt transistor radio battery. I got shards of
red plastic embedded in my fingers that way once.