"Electric-Practical-Insect-Bug-Fly-Mosquito-Zapper-Swatter-Killer-Racket-new-OK' (ah, you gotta love an all encompassing eBay listing)
in red, cos it was 27 cents cheaper than the blue, I kid you not
Wow, thanks for that TimberSurf,TimberSurf wrote:I bought the 'Fly Killer' made up on Ebay many years ago (£6.96, so no brainer), but never got round to using it!
I have since done much research on the subject and glean its all about voltage, the fly swatter's develops 1,000v, some of the proper ones are 9,000 to 12,000v and the top models are 18,000 to 24,000v! I contemplated making my own high voltage version, but ended up with a Greene-scene 'Flockit'. (15,000v)
As per the "in person" demo I saw at an exhibition, at home its brilliant.
However, seeing this thread, I dug out my fly swatter (for the first time) and gave it a whirl, making two samples with the two devices.
I will post pics of the samples later when they are dry.
The revelation, is that there is little to choose between the results! Both perform well!
The fly swatter may not be quite as thick in coverage, but its hardly noticeable.
My research and this test, leads me to believe that the higher the voltage, does not effect the result, it does however go down quicker over a larger area.
My advice is to go cheap, for the average hobbyist!
Just to clarify, by 1000v, you mean mv?
and yes I've gone cheap cos i'm a very average hobbyist!!!