hey all, i thought id share something interesting ive notice. ive
gotten a new vacuum, one of those bagless ones that circles the dust
along the outside, with a central outtake and outer intake. the
sucker started shocking me on the hand, and, afraid it was sorting
somewhere, i unplugged it , got down, and from a foot away, hair
started to stand on end. the canister had built up a rather decent
static charge. doing a little experimenting, it builds up most as it
goes over new area, as it goes over area that is equally dirt and cat
hair as well. its likely its friction between the dust and hair and
other components of the dirt sucked up, as if you discharge all the
build up and let it keep running in one place, it continues building,
but very slowly, due likely to the majority of the dust having
collected at the bottom. however, i also noticed, after i had emptyed
it, and completly rubbed away the charge, there was stil la layer of
dust on teh inside. filling the canister with water , as water hit
each area, soaking up the dust, the outside of that area of the
canister would crackle to life. i got a few one inch to two inch
sparks across different areas, and hundres of smaller ones, with a
sound like rice cripies in a blender. more than likely, this is of
use only to make another static build up device, similar to a van
graff (and i intend to try just that when i get some spare parts) but
who knows, maybe theres somethign there someone might find
interesting.
