Leyden jar dangerous?

[Cherryman]

You "can" use an electroscope to determine polarity.
But to do so you need an object of known charge.
Such as a tube t.v. Screen or a balloon on your hair.


1) charge electroscope so the leaves separate
2) bring electroscope terminal near known charged object
3) if the leaves further separate, the charges are the same
     if the leaves collapse (then reseparate), they are opposite.

Great! 


The trick was easy...  finding out the polarity was a bit trickey, but the Triboelectric  scale made it easier. What i did:


1. Put Spectroscope in airflow > Separating plates
2. Rubbed PVC pipe over my hair > Charging the PVC negatively
3. Approaching Spectroscope with PVC pipe > More separation without collapse.


Conclusion:So i guess its safe to conclude there is an negative ion flow coming out of the device.
Super info Smoky, tnx.

( maybe i should open a different topic with my questions and leave this for a sparky debate about the Leyden Jars )

[Cherryman]

It works !! Finally !!


Here is the first attempt.  Nothing fancy, nothing new...
Just a very very crude test..  But the concept works.
Now I can start playing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdbO6506gBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc63ieqb_Bc

But i'm totally happy after a week of power supply frustations!
my 4 euro air ionizer does the trick!


I will not update here anymore as this topic is in the wrong place and about Leyden Jars.


Thanks to all who ditched in !