8kV and 100kV self made flocking unit.

[wydryszek]

Hi

In Poland where I live the cheapest used flocking unit on allegro.pl (like ebay) costs 1800PLN which is almost 600$ so I decided to find something about DIY projects and then i found this forum

My freind is building 80-100kV unit from old TV for me, meanwhile i tried to build "lite" version. It was hard to find ion generator as a separate item but after many calls i found 230v (european voltage) 8kV negative ion generator.

Last night I've finished it, (onle mesh must be glued to one part and LED mounted).
Things needed:
-cheap big flashlight
-on/off switch
-power cable from PC
-ground cable (4m)
-crocodile clip
-wenting tunnel from PC case (head with mesh)
-isolation tape
Of course drill etc.

Everything is working fine but I'm waiting for flock and adhesive delivery today so I can make some tests.

My question: is it gonna have enough power to flock for example square 30x30cm or 40x40cm at once?

I know that there is a difference but I tried to ionize small pieces of thin paper and of course they flew to ground plate, but after a while, pieces that were near high voltage, flew somewhere else ( i think that everything near ground plate is grounded so it doesn't matter where it flies).
I'm worried if that can work.

Or i don't understand "technology", maybe ionized fiber won't fly away, i must apply it on a grounded adhesive surface and It will "stand" in adhesive.

Here are some pic's and It would be nice to hear that there's nothing to worry about

Best regards,

Darek

[wydryszek]

This is beta version, everything must be hot glued and sealed And I think it doesn't matter that i powered ion generator randomly, without matching colors.
Of course green is ground but other two cables connected which was first in hand

[Ray (Flock Man)]

So inside the flashlight it looks like this?

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[Ray (Flock Man)]

Or like this?

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