How I measure the high voltage and current used to fly my lifter or ionocraft. Also, I do a smoke test using an incense stick to show the airflow of the ionized air. For measuring the voltage I use a Fluke 80K-40 high voltage probe with an analog multimeter. For current I also use an analog multimeter/ammeter.
See how I made this lifter here:
http://youtu.be/vzZy1AqlenoFor "How Ion Propulsion, Lifters and Ionocrafts Work"
http://youtu.be/01F8V5IhB5kI add ion propulsion to a Star Trek Enterprise model and do a smoke test in ""Star Trek Enterprise Model with Ion Propulsion added"
http://youtu.be/x5dyIIpnE0YI also demonstrate this lifter/ionocraft In my "How to Make 30kV High Voltage DC Power Supply" video:
http://youtu.be/GEuK1OdYxHkSee details of the high voltage probe and my homemade high voltage power supply here:
http://rimstar.org/equipAnd my main lifter webpage is here:
http://rimstar.org/sdprop/lifter/lifter.htmWatch my "Ion Wind Rotor" video for a slightly different design and some discussion about ion wind:
http://youtu.be/UgWTjCHsm3MThe pterodactyl was made and animated using Blender 2.59.
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