Rays on a budget- My (somewhat long) story w/pics
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It's "supposed" to be what makes time travel possible...
But all it does is produce Ozone...
This is version 2.2... Version 1 was about 8 yrs ago at my old house...it was just a piece of glass on the board with a couple metal washers pressed against each side...but I didn't use it that way for long. I don't like 3000v being out in the open so much. The original version created way more ozone than I needed at the old house...
Version 2 started with this outer tube that I ordered on accident. It's silicone tube...for some reason I thought it would be flexible, but it's hard...so I had a piece of glass cut to fit vertically in the tube, and connected the wires to pieces of stainless scrubber pad. I was wanting to use stainless mesh screen, but they didn't have that at the dollar store.
Version 2 worked...but not NEARLY well enough. Seemed odd, because the glass was the same thickness and everything... so version 2.1 was made...I used a piece of a cigar tube that I broke the end off...worked better...but still not good enough.
So, Version 2.2 used a busted section of a T8 flourescent tube. This was the thinnest glass I could find in anything that I busted. It now works "decent"...but still not like in the old house...I let it run 24hrs...and I can only smell the Ozone in the laundry room...but the "musty" smell is starting to dissipate in the other dark areas of the basement, so I know it's working.
I now know that the reason the output is so low is because the humidity is high. Once I get a drier of some sort (prefferably an o2 concentrator), this thing will be very powerful. Then I will have the option of closing the top of the tube and injecting the Ozone into water...But not without the proper safety precautions like an ORP meter and auto-controller. Plus it will need a large holding tank (reactuion tank) and then a bunch of charcoal filtration... But until then, it is doing it's job to keep the air in the basement fresh.
Mike
But all it does is produce Ozone...
This is version 2.2... Version 1 was about 8 yrs ago at my old house...it was just a piece of glass on the board with a couple metal washers pressed against each side...but I didn't use it that way for long. I don't like 3000v being out in the open so much. The original version created way more ozone than I needed at the old house...
Version 2 started with this outer tube that I ordered on accident. It's silicone tube...for some reason I thought it would be flexible, but it's hard...so I had a piece of glass cut to fit vertically in the tube, and connected the wires to pieces of stainless scrubber pad. I was wanting to use stainless mesh screen, but they didn't have that at the dollar store
.Version 2 worked...but not NEARLY well enough. Seemed odd, because the glass was the same thickness and everything... so version 2.1 was made...I used a piece of a cigar tube that I broke the end off...worked better...but still not good enough.
So, Version 2.2 used a busted section of a T8 flourescent tube. This was the thinnest glass I could find in anything that I busted. It now works "decent"...but still not like in the old house...I let it run 24hrs...and I can only smell the Ozone in the laundry room...but the "musty" smell is starting to dissipate in the other dark areas of the basement, so I know it's working.
I now know that the reason the output is so low is because the humidity is high. Once I get a drier of some sort (prefferably an o2 concentrator), this thing will be very powerful. Then I will have the option of closing the top of the tube and injecting the Ozone into water...But not without the proper safety precautions like an ORP meter and auto-controller. Plus it will need a large holding tank (reactuion tank) and then a bunch of charcoal filtration... But until then, it is doing it's job to keep the air in the basement fresh.
Mike
Clearwater guy;4741865; said:It's "supposed" to be what makes time travel possible...
But all it does is produce Ozone...
This is version 2.2... Version 1 was about 8 yrs ago at my old house...it was just a piece of glass on the board with a couple metal washers pressed against each side...but I didn't use it that way for long. I don't like 3000v being out in the open so much. The original version created way more ozone than I needed at the old house...
Version 2 started with this outer tube that I ordered on accident. It's silicone tube...for some reason I thought it would be flexible, but it's hard...so I had a piece of glass cut to fit vertically in the tube, and connected the wires to pieces of stainless scrubber pad. I was wanting to use stainless mesh screen, but they didn't have that at the dollar store
Version 2 worked...but not NEARLY well enough. Seemed odd, because the glass was the same thickness and everything... so version 2.1 was made...I used a piece of a cigar tube that I broke the end off...worked better...but still not good enough.
So, Version 2.2 used a busted section of a T8 flourescent tube. This was the thinnest glass I could find in anything that I busted. It now works "decent"...but still not like in the old house...I let it run 24hrs...and I can only smell the Ozone in the laundry room...but the "musty" smell is starting to dissipate in the other dark areas of the basement, so I know it's working.
I now know that the reason the output is so low is because the humidity is high. Once I get a drier of some sort (prefferably an o2 concentrator), this thing will be very powerful. Then I will have the option of closing the top of the tube and injecting the Ozone into water...But not without the proper safety precautions like an ORP meter and auto-controller. Plus it will need a large holding tank (reactuion tank) and then a bunch of charcoal filtration... But until then, it is doing it's job to keep the air in the basement fresh.
Mike
wow nice! id never have the balls to make one myself. i dont trust myself.
nes999;4743659; said:
Technically...most of my projects should probably begin with building a 'safe area' that contains all of the switches and breakers to actuate the completed project.
This would be similar to the wall that an X-ray technician steps behind...only much stronger.
Mike
Well...Speaking of electricity... I did some work over the last couple days to re-wire a couple of circuits so that things would be a little better, and safer. I even found an entire circuit that I could use to wire outlets for my upcoming expansion...
...Then I was cooking dinner and the Main breaker popped. Dangit!!!
There are 2 sub-panels...but both of then only have 2 breakers each...not sure I can pull any extra power from those.
It would be really easy if I could afford to replace my Electric hot water heater, dryer, and stove with LP units... That would free up a LOT.
Hmmm....back to the drawing board.
Mike
...Then I was cooking dinner and the Main breaker popped. Dangit!!!
There are 2 sub-panels...but both of then only have 2 breakers each...not sure I can pull any extra power from those.
It would be really easy if I could afford to replace my Electric hot water heater, dryer, and stove with LP units... That would free up a LOT.
Hmmm....back to the drawing board.
Mike
good workClearwater guy;4771364; said:
Sub-panels can't give any more power than the main is rated for. If you only have a 100 amp main panel it is not normally hard to upgrade to 200 amp. If you have a 200 amp service it might be worth talking to an electrician about putting in another 200 amp panel.
These sub-panels were installed ahead of the main breaker. I'm not sure what the code is for that...but all the lights in the addition stayed on after the main blew.
I do have an electrician friend that I've been meaning to get over here...he owes me a favor anyways.
Mike
I do have an electrician friend that I've been meaning to get over here...he owes me a favor anyways.
Mike
