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mean there are no ions present, just that their potential is too low.
The next experiment requires some objective observing. You will need to put
your Ion Cannon in a place that normally contains a lot of bad smells like in
the garage over the garbage can, or in the bathroom near the porcelain
throne. Note the smell before and after you run the Ion Cannon. Can you
guess what is going on?
Now that you have worked with the unit a bit, have you noticed a pretty
strong “electronic” smell coming from the Ion Cannon tubes? Most of what you
are smelling is Ozone. Ozone is a fairly reactive gas and in high quantities can
trigger asthma attacks or aggravate other heath problems. Thankfully, the
quantity coming out of our Ion Generator is pretty safe as long as you have a
little air circulation. You wouldn’t want to stuff yourself in a cardboard box with
the IG7 running and breath it in all day however. Not to be morbid, but you
would probably suffocate long before Ozone got you.
The generated Ozone is a oxidizer (after all it is made up of oxygen mole-
cules) much like that of Chlorine. Chlorine has long been used in homes and
businesses as a cleaning agent because it is very good at disinfecting and de-
odorizing. Since most smells are organic in nature, they can be very reactive
as well. A molecule of smelly gas that comes into contact with an oxidizer in
the air can cause a reaction. The results of which is a mixture of gasses that
will more likely be ‘non smelly’, like carbon dioxide and water. Some gasses
like sulfur dioxide won’t be effected but most of the obnoxious ones will. That
is what makes the little Ion Cannon so effective. Not only does it move air, but
it also emits ozone to ‘scrub it’ at the same time.
In cases of particles like dust that are floating around in the air, they are usu-
ally neutral charged. As the Ion Cannon spits out negative ions, they are at-
tracted to and cling to these floating particles. Once the particles are charged
by the ions, they become attracted to neutral items like the walls and ceiling.
Commercial ‘air purifiers’ often work in this manner by using a grounded filter
element to collect the particles. Hey, that’s how those things work!
The Rubber Test
Here is a neat idea that the boss came up with back when I left this running
in my office (he wanted to see just how reactive the Ozone was). This also
shows how sensitive rubber is to Ozone and why natural rubber doesn’t last
very long exposed to moving air.
Take a few regular brown rubber bands and wrap them tightly around a
small box. Place the box in the air flow coming from the Ion Cannon and let it
run for a day or two. Have you seen this effect before on a few old rubber
bands that were left laying around?
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