Sorry, didn’t intend to send this out to the whole group, but maybe you all can enjoy my little story. I was 16 years old at the time!
And sorry to Jim Bacher for forgetting to delete my book promotion in the signature! :-( Cheers, Ken _______________________ I'm here to help you succeed! Feel free to call or email with any questions related to EMC or EMI troubleshooting - at no obligation. I'm always happy to help! Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services LLC 8201 Lighthouse Lane Ct Windsor, CO 80528 > On Mar 12, 2025, at 10:13 AM, Ken Wyatt <k...@emc-seminars.com> wrote: > > Hi Doug, hope you’re doing well! Busy as ever here with writing and clients. > > I’ve been following this discussion and would be interested in learning the > preliminary results. > > I’m intrigued by your DIY EFT generator. I’m guessing it’s akin to this > concept I thought of, but never published, based on a high school “shock box” > I tried on my electronics teacher. I then somehow managed to get all the > students in my math class to hold hands while I triggered the device. They > all felt the slight shock. Can’t believe I wasn’t thrown out of school for > that stunt, but I guess we had more freedom back in the 1960s. > > <DIY ESD Simulator.png> > > > > Thanks, Ken > > _______________________ > > I'm here to help you succeed! Feel free to call or email with any questions > related to EMC or EMI troubleshooting - at no obligation. I'm always happy to > help! > > Kenneth Wyatt > Wyatt Technical Services LLC > 8201 Lighthouse Lane Ct > Windsor, CO 80528 > > Contact Me! 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