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#21 Post by out_of_office »

Rockhopper wrote:And Mr Fork has an Irish relative who is always there when things go wrong...his name is....O'Fork :lol: :lol: :lol:


http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml93/93075.html

Electric "Worm Getter" Worm Probe Recalled By Six Retailers; Electrocution Hazard Cited

"O Fork" indeed
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#22 Post by out_of_office »

Sandman wrote:
Must google this, see what I can find....maybe somebody has got something like this working before...


Have had a lash myself but not finding a lot. There is some stuff right down the bottom of this page:
http://www.oldphoneman.com/FSMagnetos.htm

Mostly getting "Darwin Awards" type stories:

(October 2002, Norway) It's a well-known fishing trick. Put 12V electrodes into the ground if you want worms come to the surface. One 23-year-old Laagendalsposten man withdrew his genes form the pool when he tried to speed up the process. He figured that 220V, 50Hz, would bring more worms out faster, and he decided to test his theory. Alas, he did so squatting on a steel bucket, holding an electrode in one hand with the other in the ground a few feet. He seemed determined to enter the eternal fishing grounds. Quicker than spit, that wish was granted. Our Darwin winner leaves only parents -- and no offspring -- back by the earthly creek.
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#23 Post by x »

Had to lug (pardon the pun) a genset on and off site today through thick muck. (quit the tech support work, now working as a spark) Have decided it's less painful to just shell out a few squid to my local tackle dealer.....

While it would be interesting to see if this would work, it's probably not worth the risk or effort. Mind you, I'm guaranteed a few belts in this line of work. Left hand in pocket for more reasons than one.... :lol:
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#24 Post by lucky angler »

Has anyone thought of using an inverter. :idea: (12Vdc - 240VAC)
Only problem is the life of the battery and the obvious electrocution of yourself. :? :? :?
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#25 Post by Read »

Looking at some of the posts on this thread I am beginning to regret my initial contribution. :roll: So if you would indulge me I would like to say "Don't bring high voltage near salt water". It is so far beyond stupid it is insane :!: :!: :!: . High voltage, low resistance makes for high current and death. So again "Don't bring high voltage near salt water".

My initial plan was for low voltage, keeping me safe and the lugworm alive. The idea is to make the burrow uncomfortable for the worm forcing them to the surface. The only idea I saw from the thread that might be worth pursuing was to use a pulsed source, but keeping it low voltage.

Finally I just want to repeat "DON'T BRING HIGH VOLTAGE NEAR THE SALT WATER" .
[color=blue][i]Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?[/i][/color]

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#26 Post by fogelberg »

hmmmm.... all this talk about electrical devices made me curious to invent something nifty and nice...

Back to the planningboard... I'll be back after a few shocks :roll:

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