Re: piezotransformer/piezoceramic transformer driver

On Tue, 03 May 2005 20:37:17 +0000, Ted Edwards wrote:

> Mebart wrote:
>> Currently, they are used to generate high voltage for ion air
>> purifiers (ozone), that are supposed to make the air safer to breathe.
>> Interestingly enough, these products aren't sold by reputable sellers
>> and they all come in plain boxes with no mention of the point of
>> origin. So, getting information about how they operate is easier said
>> than done:>:
>
> FYI: Any "purifier" that uses ionization generates Ozone. Ozone is bad
> stuff to breathe in any appreciable concentration and is _extremely_ bad
> for anyone with asthma. There have been law suits and FDA actions
> against sellers in the US. Guess why they are all in plain boxes with
> no ID.

But in the "right" concentration, it makes the air smell like a forest
clearing after a spring rain. I've actually experienced that. One time I
was working with some guy who sold germicidal stuff. One customer was
an "organic" bakery that sprouted their grain before they ground it up
and baked bread with it. And they used no preservatives. It was some kind
of Biblical mandate.

Hmm - they're still there: http://www.food-for-life.com/index.asp

And their bread had a shelf life of about a day. And the bakery smelled
just like you'd expect a place to smell where they have five or 6 25,000
gallon tanks of water where they leave grain until it sprouts. IOW, lots
and lots of fungus. Well, one thing "we" did was install short-wave
(germicidal) UV lamps near the ceilings, to get the spores and crap out of
the air. Sold them a lot of biocidal cleaning crap, too - but the notable
thing was, a couple of weeks after installing the UV lights - part of
whose purpose was to cause ozone - I walked into the factory and instead
of stinking of rot, it smelled almost like fresh air. So it _does_ work,
but, as has been noted, you have to watch the concentration - it'll also
bleach the paint off the walls.
>
> Not to say there is anything wrong with piezo transformers, just the
> missuse of them.
>
> Ted

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