I have an idea for building a simple ion “engine”, ,but cannot find any plans or instructions online. I plan to cut short lengths of copper pipe and wire them alternately positive and negative, mounted on an insulated board. it will look something like this:
air in ——> (+) (-) (+) (-) (+) (-) ——-> air out
The parentheses represent 1″ lengths of copper pipe, and the charge is listed. I should obviously space the pipe far enough apart that little current seeps between them, but will my idea work? Can I simply wire the terminals of the transformer to the pipe, or do I need something extra?
Lastly, I am looking at a 9kV and 6kV neon sign transformer on ebay. They are the same price, but the 6kV is nicer, and is already wired. Which do you suggest?
Ach! I just realized, will I need to convert the output of the tranny to DC?
