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Thanks for the heads up Bill, but I'd have it outside and not in the attic. My backyard is no problem for cats or children as it's BIG and far away from people (and cats, but what would a cat want with bread?). You don't even legally need a hunting license in my area to shoot squirrels or rabbits because they are taking a big chunk out of farm produce.
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Many years ago I had a rat problem in my basement. I rigged up a nasty and dangerous HV device although rat traps would have worked too. I took an MOT 6 pack as the power source and made a sheet aluminum platform hinged at one end with a microswitch and a spring under the other end. this platform had a hole in the middle about 4 inches in diameter, a section of 1/4 inch allthread came up the center of this hole. I baited the trap by smearing peanut butter on the allthread electrode. A rat would walk onto the platform and begin licking the peanut butter. The weight of the rat would close the microswitch, powering a relay that switched on the MOT 6 pack, one wire to the center allthread rod, the other wire to the aluminum plate. I got a few rats this way, but the burnt rat smell was not too nice ... Rural and legal you say? Maybe a .22 and a quick google search for squirrel stew recipes ... My way crisps them too much ...
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Thanks for the help Bill. I don't have a 22 or any other gun, and I'm too cheap to get one, perhaps if someone I know has one the I can borrow. (expect for pellet, spud, coil, rail rofl)
But I'm going to try out my rig and see how it works. Once again if anyone knows what I should use to limit the primary current that would be very useful to me.
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To current limit the secondary you could use a large resistor and the approximation I = E/R and just consider your short circuit load, eg. the transformer is connected in series with the resistor.
E would really be Vpk *.707 which is the RMS voltage, and that would be more accurate.
Have you not considered calling Animal Control. Seems like the proper way to go about this. They can give you the traps, the squirrels get trapped, then Animal Control will have to find a place to relocate them. I think that's a better answer.
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why don't you use a low impedance energizer for an electric fence. It will put out enough voltage to deter the squirrels and its pulse will be so short it will not arc and cause fires.
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I want something simple/cheap that I already have, but thank you for the suggestion. Could I just stick a 100 W lightbulb or something in series with the transformer? (On the primary side.)
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Thread locked. Although some of us can surely sympathize with your squirrel problem, 4hv does not advocate the use of high voltage to injure or kill any living creatures, including squirrels.
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