Yep, just touch the high-voltage metal. That's not going to permanantly damage your Central Nervous System. Go on, touch it again... I WASN'T SERIOUS!! But you still touched it again. Good work.
Some one should put a battery and a couple gyroscopes in one of these. I know there's probably tons of reasons why no ones done this, but I'm too lazy to look up the science behind it.
The effect depends on two phenomenon, corona and electrostaic repulsion. The points it rests on are the key. Corona is a natural tendency of electrical energy to leak off sharp points on objects. At a high enough potential, the corona can make a wind by causing air to start moving away from the point as it picks up charge. Since the air is now charged the same as the metal point, it blows *away* from the point. Like charges repel, so the corona wind and repulsion of the floor lifts it up.
lifters require extreme dc high voltages with small currents (~10mA) and not high currents. The effect works on electrostatics mainly; that is a charged body rises upwards towards the ground (electron current). I don't think your power supply is quite right.
For instance make several small circles of electrode points on top and see if the ion particles the more compressed they are produce more lift with a bit less power then.
woah the biggest lifter I've seen so far! Btw I wonder how the guy managed to say only "damn" at the end - in alike cases I usually say way.. well.. stronger ;) words!
Looks like you need gyroscopic control and a fire suppression system. Might add a bit of weight though...
plumbc 1 month ago
Details on the power supply?
jackcat12345 4 months ago
I guess it lifted up by static-electricity?
1BlubeTube 4 months ago
Yep, just touch the high-voltage metal. That's not going to permanantly damage your Central Nervous System. Go on, touch it again... I WASN'T SERIOUS!! But you still touched it again. Good work.
cheezy805 1 year ago
Some one should put a battery and a couple gyroscopes in one of these. I know there's probably tons of reasons why no ones done this, but I'm too lazy to look up the science behind it.
larrisk204 2 years ago
That's exactly what I need, a high voltage piece of metal flying around the room.
integralfrom0to1 2 years ago 17
@integralfrom0to1 scale up and then shield it
to focus it
markhodgson600 4 months ago
faraday in 1890 monopolar generator ...
theres a guy in the US called Lyle Latham making these for car conversions
outshore 3 years ago
The effect depends on two phenomenon, corona and electrostaic repulsion. The points it rests on are the key. Corona is a natural tendency of electrical energy to leak off sharp points on objects. At a high enough potential, the corona can make a wind by causing air to start moving away from the point as it picks up charge. Since the air is now charged the same as the metal point, it blows *away* from the point. Like charges repel, so the corona wind and repulsion of the floor lifts it up.
RyuDarragh 3 years ago
lifters require extreme dc high voltages with small currents (~10mA) and not high currents. The effect works on electrostatics mainly; that is a charged body rises upwards towards the ground (electron current). I don't think your power supply is quite right.
hvlabsdotcom 3 years ago
our governments obviously weren't impressed by this stuff 100 years ago ?
outshore 4 years ago
the key is materials - foil is not the answer lolz
ihatem1cro5oft 4 years ago 2
I totally agree
liadon666 4 years ago 6
Ionic winds?
BadAndUgly 4 years ago
Loved it!
GRIDKEEPER 4 years ago
How much current is pumping through? Could you use a car's high energy ignition coil to somehow increase output?
KnightChatX 4 years ago
The circles electrode pattern would be between the smaller triangles, 1 for each triangle.
KnightChatX 4 years ago
For instance make several small circles of electrode points on top and see if the ion particles the more compressed they are produce more lift with a bit less power then.
KnightChatX 4 years ago
how do you charge the lifter?
djSonie 4 years ago
i went 2 this place yesterday... ITS AWSOME!! the website has an events callendar... lots of classes... and LAN parties.
cheeser162 4 years ago
ions
johndear18 4 years ago
what's your power supply? volts, amps etc?
skicker68 5 years ago
woah the biggest lifter I've seen so far! Btw I wonder how the guy managed to say only "damn" at the end - in alike cases I usually say way.. well.. stronger ;) words!
TheBypasser 5 years ago
Some ehigh voltage there! Mythbusters experimented with this. Its a very interesting concept.
CartesqueFilms 5 years ago
Nice! How does that work?
nuodai 5 years ago