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Hi everyone, I just signed up today.
I want to run a low-voltage step down transformer (12V from one of those garden light supply boxes) in reverse (120V into the low voltage secondary) for the purpose of zapping some squirrels. Would this even give me enough current to shutdown a squirrel's heart/lungs? I need to know what kind of current limiting is needed on the 120V side (as the transformer smoke up with none ). If anyone is willing to help me that would be great.
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I've already tried a squirell trap (=more crap lol), ultrasonics, puttting food far away, eating the bird's food etc... and I'm going to get a professional exterminator if I can't zap them.
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Well... they've destroyed my tree house roof and pooped all over the place, got into my attic as well as pooped all over the place there, and they're continuing to be destructive. The squirrels and I can be friends if they don't poop on my things.
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Sorry to hear about your squirrel problem, they can be difficult and expensive to deal with. An HV device may not be a good solution. If you put such a device in your attic, perhaps the squirrel, when interacting with the device, will cause an arc and fire. Should the fire department investigators get any idea what you were up to, you may find that your homeowners insurance would not pay up. If you deploy an HV device in the yard and a neighbors child or cat encounters said device and is harmed, you face lawsuit and perhaps even jail. Get a renovator to seal any animal sized entry holes to your attic with wire mesh. Maybe get a cat that likes to chase small animals. You could even try putting a bucket of bird seed in a remote corner of your yard in the hopes that the squirrels will feed from that. They are annoying destructive creatures when they get in the home. Remember that they are legally protected in many municipalities. Good luck.
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squirell problem + transformer
). If anyone is willing to help me that would be great.
