phenol
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i used a 1-tranisistor (MJE13007) flyback and a diode voltage multiplier to power a TEA laser. The flyback itself produces ac thereby multiplied by the diode-capacitor multiplier resulting in some tens of uA DC on its output. i touched the output by accident a couple of times, quite a shock indeed. but the bright and loud discharge of the capacitor plates of the tea laser /400-500pF/ complelled me to use a plastic rod to touch/adjust it and intuitively discharge the cap with a screwdriver multiple times even when it was off. the discharge current is said to be hundreds of amps.