Okay I want to build a negative ionizer(click here for instructions), but the more I look into the more I realize I don't know what i'm doing.
"Used to be lots of articles in Elektor, Popular Electronics and Radio
Electronics. The simplest one was a 120V to 400V step-up power
transformer followed by a voltage multiplier (about 20 stages)
using 800 V 1N4008 diodes and 0.1 uF 630V film capacitors. The emitter
was the typical sharp needle. By the way, back when I was doing this, I
found that living plants made really good emitters with no discernible
ozone production. Just put the plant pot on a good insulator and bury the
negative probe in the dirt. The water evaporation helped release the
ions. Sharp, pointy leaves worked best. "
Can anyone help me to show what they are talking about here?
Also I'm starting to realize I really wanna learn about electronics, whats a good place to start? Is there a easy job that I could take to help me learn this stuff? A continuing education class at my community college?
thx
"Used to be lots of articles in Elektor, Popular Electronics and Radio
Electronics. The simplest one was a 120V to 400V step-up power
transformer followed by a voltage multiplier (about 20 stages)
using 800 V 1N4008 diodes and 0.1 uF 630V film capacitors. The emitter
was the typical sharp needle. By the way, back when I was doing this, I
found that living plants made really good emitters with no discernible
ozone production. Just put the plant pot on a good insulator and bury the
negative probe in the dirt. The water evaporation helped release the
ions. Sharp, pointy leaves worked best. "
Can anyone help me to show what they are talking about here?
Also I'm starting to realize I really wanna learn about electronics, whats a good place to start? Is there a easy job that I could take to help me learn this stuff? A continuing education class at my community college?
thx
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