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I have seen some real ones, used in county facilities. I even have a little "house of horrors" myself. When I had a chance to buy a serious example; I had done so many years backs.
One was a 5K unit with 5ma & was marketed by Correctional Corp. of America. Another was a horror device of a belt that went about a man's waste and had a "control" unit that shocked him in the kidneys if he was not compliment. I believe that was similar strength. Both were taken off the market about 10+ yrs back and I even have some clippings & advertising about them. Really ugly stuff.
I have two cattle prods (no longer mfg). One made by "Hot Shot corp" in the USA with 150ma 750-1500v adjustable. Another is an unknown manufacturer that again uses CD to a label of "2000 volts! Possibly lethal upon human contact: Use only on adult animals in good condition"
Another is a South African baton made of extremely strong aluminum, fiberglass and steel re-enforcement that bares a cautionary label: "unfortunately may burn exterior of inmate: use only with gloved hands!". Current / voltage unknown. The last in this grotesque collection was a device taken off the market (again from Correctional Corporation of America) A 5000 volt "inmate compliance device"; promoted as the "most sure method of non-impact compliance in violent assault". It was built in a molded epoxy-like staff that looks like you could drop it off a bridge. It uses 4"C" cell batteries. Taser in Phoenix was just starting to make inroads in that market niche at that time. Needless to say it would be a cold day in Hell before I used a item like that on an animal. But they may one day be worth some money as a curio or collector's item. In fact I even have the Amnesty International's 2 reports on Correctional Corp's export of these very devices to third world countries as torture devices. That was a very ugly business.
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Joined: Fri Feb 17 2006, 08:27PM
Location: Berkeley, ca.
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hi dex, definatly faulse addvetising, I dont think they put out more than 30kv. I was watching a myth busters episode and aparintly the body only drops around 400v apon contact. if you are inerested Infomation unlimited has a pulse trans formers that puts out a 1.5" spark
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