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HOW do electronic rat traps work?

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Most of the electronic rat traps use batteries to charge their circuit boards. The Rat Zapper is the original electronic rat trap. It works when the rat is lured into the chamber by the bait. When the rodent steps onto the kill plate the unit sends electricity down to the plate and electrocutes it dead.

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