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Bill Noble[_2_] Bill Noble[_2_] is offline
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Default Shamefully simple electricital question

the thing is probably not a transformer, it probably a current limiting
device - I've made such a thing with a low wattage bulb off the high side of
110 - a 1 watt bulb will limit current to 10 ma but will give a pesky
shock - the commercial units limit current perhaps in other ways to be super
safe. your choice how to proceed -

when you "took it apart" - what did you find inside?

"Steve B" wrote in message
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Today, I found out my garden dog shocker wasn't working after coming home
and finding my new rescue dog full of manure, compost and mud. She got
into the fresh flower bed.

The wire shocker there apparently got wet and fried. I took it apart, let
it dry for hours, put it back together, and touched the terminals with no
shock. Outside of case says: 110v. AC in, .27amp, 60 hertz, 10 watts.
These Fi-Shocks are about $25 new. Where would I get a transformer like
this? When I looked at the transformer, it's marked 311-158 R2 10 2000.

How do I read this to buy another cheapie, and where?

Steve