cutting PCB traces

[Christian Hofmann]

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 12:20:36 -0800
Dave Halliday <daveh at microsoft.com> wrote:

> Anyway, what this person did was to make their own electrode.  There were
> actually two electrodes, not connected, spaced about 1/2 cm. apart and with
> sharp points at the end.  You would put the two points on the trace that you
> wanted to cut, pull the trigger and poof!  the high current would blow the
> trace apart like a fuse.  The action took place over such a short time that
> there was no real heat generated to cause damage to the board, it just
> popped the trace open as sweetly as can be.   If you needed to repair the
> cut, you would solder a piece of solid wire across the gap.

Hi, 
and what happens if you hit two different traces with those electrodes?
You're sure it won't be "Oops" instead of "poof"?
("evil spike" might be another word for it...)

bye
Christian