Re: bleeder resistor power supply

Mariss,

I thought you might get a "kick" out of a discharge
circuit provided by a series string of christmas
lights. Yes, christmas lights.

http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/121e.html

Overall description is at:
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/121.html

Oh, the current of those yellow optima's is
about 1400 amps. Yes, I have a very healthy
respect for them. Yes, it did get bitten
by the battery once.

Cheers,

Tom Walter
Round Rock, TX