They work fine. You got to understand that they are the same as a magnet except made from dielectric materials . The material is dielectric so current is not produced in vast amounts . It is a voltage potential source.
When a magnet is created they claim that they align the "magnetic domains". All materials can and do have so called "domains" . They can also be aligned just as in the process of making a magnet. Certain materials give better results than others.Where you have current flow you have a magnetic field. This indicates tremendous current circulating through magnets. Insulating materials such as plastics and many natural minerals resist current flow and will have voltage instead . Polarize (domain alignment) a dielectric and you produce voltage with very little current as long as the "domain" alignment exists. just as a magnetic field from a magnet
Faraday disk generator--Conductor? -yes=High current low voltage.
Wimhurst disk generator--Insulator? -yes=High voltage low current.
This has never been about if they are real or not . Its about making sure you and I never understand what they truly do and are. Electrets are what they are and now I have told you why they do it .
I am sure this post is going to get poo pooed on and that is fine but study them as a polarized dielectric instead of a battery. Go look at how magnets are made and how Electrets are made. Look up what Faraday said about Electrets.
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When a magnet is created they claim that they align the "magnetic domains". All materials can and do have so called "domains" . They can also be aligned just as in the process of making a magnet. Certain materials give better results than others.Where you have current flow you have a magnetic field. This indicates tremendous current circulating through magnets. Insulating materials such as plastics and many natural minerals resist current flow and will have voltage instead . Polarize (domain alignment) a dielectric and you produce voltage with very little current as long as the "domain" alignment exists. just as a magnetic field from a magnet
Faraday disk generator--Conductor? -yes=High current low voltage.
Wimhurst disk generator--Insulator? -yes=High voltage low current.
This has never been about if they are real or not . Its about making sure you and I never understand what they truly do and are. Electrets are what they are and now I have told you why they do it .
I am sure this post is going to get poo pooed on and that is fine but study them as a polarized dielectric instead of a battery. Go look at how magnets are made and how Electrets are made. Look up what Faraday said about Electrets.
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