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During my life I have seen many different mousetraps and rat traps. It’s not that I am somehow fond of this, but I just came across the breeding of mice from the house.
Electric mousetrap

I will tell you how to make a mousetrap that will kill the mouse with an electric discharge. The design, as always, is simple and straightforward.

What is needed to make a mousetrap?


  • 9V battery
  • High voltage converter -

And also: wire, wires, a piece of profile, a bottle, hot glue, etc.

We need a half liter plastic bottle. Need to cut off the neck exactly. To do this, first mark the cut line with a marker.
Electric mousetrap

Cut off.
Electric mousetrap

We take a piece of galvanized profile for attaching drywall. Cut a small piece.
Electric mousetrap

Take the switch.
Electric mousetrap

Mark up a seat for him.
Electric mousetrap

We drill a hole in the center so that it is convenient to cut.
Electric mousetrap

Cut with scissors for metal or another way.
Electric mousetrap

Set the switch in the hole.
Electric mousetrap

Unscrew the bottle cap halfway. We take a drill, fix a thin drill, and drill a hole in the lid without screwing it completely from the bottle. Drill on both sides. One hole is maximum at the top so that the passing drill does not touch the neck, and the second is as low as possible so that the drill passes through the lid and through the neck.
Electric mousetrap

Next, screw the cap and drill a hole on the neck of the bottle with a large hole.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

Then, just below, we make two more holes only on the necks with a thin drill.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

We need a piece of wire. Bite off a piece of pliers.
Electric mousetrap

Make a U-shaped and insert it into the small holes.
Electric mousetrap

Let's bend like this:
Electric mousetrap

Screw on the lid until the holes are aligned. Screw the screw into a small hole.
Electric mousetrap

As a result, we got a knot, when the cover rotates in one or the other side, the self-tapping screw touches the wire. It will be a kind of switch.
Electric mousetrap

Glue the resulting node to a piece of profile.
Electric mousetrap

Then we take a larger piece of wire, bend it as in the photo and put it into the hole on the other side of the lid. We fix it with hot glue. It will be an electrode.
Electric mousetrap

We assemble the entire structure.
Electric mousetrap

We drill a hole for the wire.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

Next, cut a strip from the remains of the bottle and bend it. It will be a spring.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

We glue it with hot glue exactly in the middle between the angle of rotation of the lid.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

That is, now, at any electrode displacement, it will return to its place.
Electric mousetrap

We drill a hole for the wires.
Electric mousetrap

Solder the wires, assemble the chain.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

This is a high voltage converter that converts 9 V from battery to 7000 V.
Electric mousetrap

We plant on hot glue.
Electric mousetrap

We skip the high-voltage wire and attach it to the electrode.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

We isolate all connections with the same hot glue and attach to the case so that nothing hangs.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

We also put the battery on hot glue.
Electric mousetrap

Everything is ready.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

The principle of the mousetrap


A piece of fat is hung on a hook located in the center (mice and rats love it). The mouse approaches this piece and naturally tries to drag it away. She pulls it. As a result of this traction, the contacts located to the roof become closed. And the current from the battery will run to the high-voltage converter. The converter electrodes are connected to the hook and bait and to the profile. As a result, a high voltage will be passed through the rat or mouse, which will try to drag the fat away, which will kill the rodent.
Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap

Unfortunately, there is no video of real catching mice. But don't be upset: the instance is fully working.
When working with high voltage, be very careful! Good luck to all!

Watch assembly video


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Comments (4)
  1. ivan
    #1 ivan Guests November 14, 2017 15:30
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    There are a thousand much simpler and more effective ways, and this is just a mess.
  2. Lech
    #2 Lech Guests September 21, 2018 15:49
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    I will say more, there are similar factory-made mousetraps. She also kills with electric shock, but at the same time the mouse remains in the box, from where it is easy to remove without touching or even seeing it. Very convenient for women who are afraid of rodents
  3. Natalya
    #3 Natalya Guests September 24, 2018 13:54
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    Well, the author did a great job, he collected a cool little thing, but I am for factory production, that is, I completely agree with Ivan. I’ve been using it for several months now, the mice periodically come to my house, but from there it’s only in the trash. I have not yet seen a better mousetrap.
    1. dimych
      #4 dimych Guests June 24, 2019 00:20
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      Well, here, as always, they rule either straight arms or money. because the factory rat trap costs from 2.5-3 thousand and above. and this thing that the author will cost a maximum of 200 rubles. Well, half an hour of time spent. and everyone’s hobbies are different, and tinkering crafts I think not the worst of them ...

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