> Ruben J=F6nsson ha scritto: > > A new thing I have not seen before is USB ionizers. A small USB powered > > ionizer that looks like a thumbdrive. They only seem to produce negativ= e ions > > though (probably just rectified the output). > = > = > nice! > I used to have one when I was a bot, made of a large chain of diodes = > rectifying 220V up to some -10000V. Nice, it seemed to generate "fresh = > air" in summer... :) > They say it should clean air from dust etc. It did work indeed, though = > dumping it all on the walls... ! > = > = Here is an article by the late Mr Niels Jonassen aka Mr Static that discuss= es = the myths about negative ions: And here is the index for all of his articles in CE Mag: Well worth reading for anyone who deals with static electricity. /Ruben =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ruben J=F6nsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden TEL INT +46 40142078 FAX INT +46 40947388 ruben@pp.sbbs.se =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist