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Nice! But I'm guessing you wouldn't be able to fit that into a size that's comparable with standard USB drive?



Possible at a pinch, the flyback I was using right there was about the size of a walnut. You could lay most of it out flat with the voltage multiplier and encase the whole thing in epoxy for (ha) safety.

I really wanted to go much higher with the voltages, but the amount of noise this thing puts out de-focuses the camera.


You could fit one into a portable hard drive case, though. Presumably along with an electric motor to make the appropriate noises when whoever you really don't like tries to plug it into their laptop.




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