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Charles P Lamb
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Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:00 am Post subject:
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I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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Sam Wormley
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Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:36 am Post subject:
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Charles P Lamb wrote:
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Mrr Frose
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Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:
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"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make
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high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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Air Ions - N2 is too stable
What else is left? O2 => O3- ? H2 to H+ ?
Ionize and you got ozone, dude.
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Robert Baer
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Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:24 pm Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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Charles P Lamb wrote:
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I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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Didn't some dude a while ago sell a book "the power of *positive*
thinking"?
And there are psych studies that it is not a good idea to be negative.
What the heck do you have against ions?
Racist! |
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forever
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Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:
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You just want to avoid an arc (spark) in the air (usually visible and also
audible), and then you should only be getting the ions.
With Van de Graaff generators I think you can go well above 50KV without
arcing, as long as there is no ground potential nearby. Part of this has to
do with the large surface area.
-- Gary
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"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make
a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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giuseppe pezzella
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Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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in every car there is High Voltage Transformer. It is very cheap. You can
found it in a trash car...
It have 3 contact: +12V 0V High voltage
Connect +12v 0v to battery and a big pin to High voltage and it work!!
"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> ha scritto nel messaggio
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| Quote: | I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make
a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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The Ghost In The Machine
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Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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In sci.physics, giuseppe pezzella
<gpezzella@yahoo.com>
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on Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:25:59 GMT
<H53Od.513121$b5.24008034@news3.tin.it>:
| Quote: | in every car there is High Voltage Transformer. It is very cheap. You can
found it in a trash car...
It have 3 contact: +12V 0V High voltage
Connect +12v 0v to battery and a big pin to High voltage and it work!!
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Without an oscillator it won't do a lot; transformers don't work
very well with DC. :-) Might get a nice spark on disconnect,
though.
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"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> ha scritto nel messaggio
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I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make
a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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Charles P Lamb
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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I figure that the ion generator would best have a needle point emitter so as
to encourage the electrons out onto passing molecules. I'll bet that will
also increase the likelyhood of an arc.
"forever" <ghawk_alreadyonyourspamlist@eskimo.com> wrote in message
news:cu6q6h$fra$1@eskinews.eskimo.com...
| Quote: | You just want to avoid an arc (spark) in the air (usually visible and also
audible), and then you should only be getting the ions.
With Van de Graaff generators I think you can go well above 50KV without
arcing, as long as there is no ground potential nearby. Part of this has
to
do with the large surface area.
-- Gary |
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Mark Jones
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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Charles P Lamb wrote:
| Quote: | I figure that the ion generator would best have a needle point emitter so as
to encourage the electrons out onto passing molecules. I'll bet that will
also increase the likelyhood of an arc.
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Very thin wire will accomplish the same thing, with muce more surface area. |
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Uno
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Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:15 am Post subject:
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TV big picture can generate negative air ions. You just turn on your TV all
night long. It works.
"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make
a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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RayL
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Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject:
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Huh, no one mentioned making a waterfall in the house!?
This must be a sensible group?
Ray. |
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John Woodgate
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Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:26 am Post subject:
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I read in sci.electronics.design that RayL <ray@bluedawn.fsworld.co.uk>
wrote (in <cug8fu$i9i$3@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>) about 'generating
negative air ions', on Thu, 10 Feb 2005:
| Quote: | Huh, no one mentioned making a waterfall in the house!?
This must be a sensible group?
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Which one?
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The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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RayL
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Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:38 am Post subject:
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"John Woodgate" <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I read in sci.electronics.design that RayL <ray@bluedawn.fsworld.co.uk
wrote (in <cug8fu$i9i$3@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>) about 'generating
negative air ions', on Thu, 10 Feb 2005:
Huh, no one mentioned making a waterfall in the house!?
This must be a sensible group?
Which one?
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Regards, John Woodgate,
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Angel Falls?? :-))
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Charles P Lamb
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Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:10 am Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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I asked about negative ions. These are atoms with extra electrons. Atoms
with missing electons have a positive charge. Electrons carry a negative
charge.
"Harold Ryan" <hryan@chartermi.net> wrote in message
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Hi Charles:
Ions are just oxygen atoms with a missing electron. They are formed during
a spark occurrence or in the presence of a high electric field. Ozone is
another word for ions that you can smell. So you can't avoid creating
ozone. High voltage transformers are required to create voltages between
5kv
and 10 kv. Air purifiers are designed this way like the ones hanging from
the ceiling in a bar. If you want to just make ions, all you need is an
oscillator (555 timer from Radio Shack) and an automotive ignition coil
that
has the internal drivers inside.
Harold
"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
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I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to
make
a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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Harold Ryan
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Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:10 am Post subject:
Re: generating negative air ions |
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Hi Charles:
Ions are just oxygen atoms with a missing electron. They are formed during
a spark occurrence or in the presence of a high electric field. Ozone is
another word for ions that you can smell. So you can't avoid creating
ozone. High voltage transformers are required to create voltages between 5kv
and 10 kv. Air purifiers are designed this way like the ones hanging from
the ceiling in a bar. If you want to just make ions, all you need is an
oscillator (555 timer from Radio Shack) and an automotive ignition coil that
has the internal drivers inside.
Harold
"Charles P Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
news:pfudnVbd859_0pjfRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
| Quote: | I would like to make a generator of negative air ions. I know how to make
a
high voltage power supply but I need to know more about what happens at
the
emitter. How do I avoid also generating ozone? Is there some optimal
voltage for this? I understand that the emitter should have as sharp an
edge as possible and that it is liable to oxidation.
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