making large bug zapper for mosquitos

mark · 2009-06-08T00:50:31+00:00

I want to build a large bug zapper similar to the tenis racket shapedhand held type. I want to make a 4' X 4' wood or plastic frame andhave alternate +/- wires running parallel 1/4" apart. What type oftransformer would I need in terms of volts/amps and would it becommonly used in something else. Could I use the parts of a smallcommercially bought bug zapper (3000 volts) or does the size of myplan warrant a much larger transformer? I am going crazy due to themosquitos around here. I have a mosquito magnet and small bug zappernow but I need something more effective. I would like to place thiscontraption near the mosquito magnet as there is alway clouds of themnear it. Another idea I had was spraying a mist of soapy water with mypressure washer, I tried it with a small spray bottle and it worksgreat, it wets them and they can't fly and then suffocate.

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Pete Keillor 17 years ago

The hot little suckers out of the salt marsh along the gulf coast bother me a lot more than the big, slow inland types.

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Gerald Miller 17 years ago

Yeah, like the person I ran into Saturday afternoon. Last time I saw her, 25+ years ago, she was wearing a skimpy sun dress and my comment at the time was "that's enough to drive a dog from the gut wagon!" Poke my eye out with a sharp image! Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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