I had build an electric fence to prevent my cat from pis.ing in the plants with a flip flop and a car electronic ignition. It worked very well.Yes... that works well.... We hooked one to a sig gen and the HV side to a door handle many years ago as a joke... Not a good idea, it turned out!
(Disclaimer: No animals were mistreated, he died at> 18 years old and Milou is still alive, but, don't play with this, if you don't know what you are doing.)
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That reminds me of my boyhood days when I purchase practical joke items mail order from Ellisdons Joke Factory.as a joke... Not a good idea, it turned out!
Who can remember black face soap, magic soot, joke spiders, joke matches, imitation ink blots etc. etc.?
And there was a buzzer which you concealed in your hand to give your friend a 'shock' when you shook hands with him!
My favourite purchase was the Seebackroscope.

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The sugar cubes with a fly inside.
The squeeling cheese.
The dripping glass.
The mustard jar that pops up.
The dish lifter.
The squeeling cheese.
The dripping glass.
The mustard jar that pops up.
The dish lifter.
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YouTube is smart, next up on my screen was People Who Died by Jim Carroll, doubly ironic.
Indeed, debunking audiofoolery, cable lifters and such, is definitely a vain effort.
Tilting at windmills.
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Tilting at windmills.
Don Quixote - Wikipedia
I personally don't use cable lifters for practical reasons, but I see nothing wrong with using them, and I can see why they might make a difference. What do you guys care?
It does make a visual difference.and I can see why they might make a difference.

Some may like the looks of it.
The X-Ray Specs were a bit of a disappointment...
No way, Poly Styrene was great.
Seems my use of 'specs' as short for spectacles has caused some confusion.
Then again, this content of this thread appears to be quite plastic!
Then again, this content of this thread appears to be quite plastic!
I personally don't use cable lifters for practical reasons, but I see nothing wrong with using them, and I can see why they might make a difference. What do you guys care?
How do they make a difference?
I'm still holding out for a Direct Drive model.Happy retirement!
I've changed the belt on a Van de Graff generator - does that count? 🙂
Depends on the construction quality of the connectors. Big heavy cables will exert great force on them. Cable lifter will reduce the force.How do they make a difference?
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