zachtheterrible
Active Member
I just built an extremely simple and crude jacob's ladder. Step up transformer connected to two wires in the shape of a V. I haven't actually tested it yet cuz my dad doesn't want me to cuz he's afraid i'm gonna start the house on fire (chuckle chuckle). Anyways, I connected a 9 volt battery to the two primary leads into the transformer, and when i touched the two leads, i got a tiny shock. I'm guessing that this is because the primary lead of the transformer is acting like a inductor, and storing the charge. Is this true? And when I do what I am doing, does current stop flowing, or am I shorting out the battery?