5B10.25 Confetti (Styrofoam peanuts)

Confetti (styrofoam peanuts) flies off the ball of an electrostatic generator due to electrostatic repulsuion of like charges.

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Setup Requirements: May need to dry out belt. Problem with parts under dome of larger version coming loose.

 

Equations: None

 

Safety Issues: Shock due to high potential.