paradoxlost - 21-12-2024 at 11:35
I am starting to do some exploring in the forums, but I figured I'd start with a thread and ask for either links to the right threads or some answer
up front.
What kind of PSU would you recommend that can do both AC/DC as well as have variable frequency, amplitude, voltages, etc for generating electric
fields between electrodes that are like 10ft apart?
Also, and safety information for something at that scale?
Rainwater - 21-12-2024 at 13:19
For those very wide specifications i would recommend a waveform generator
For something as simple as a -5 ~ +5v 500ma dc. Cost you 15 bucks on amazon.
For more voltage or current you would need an amplifier.
For any arbitrary waveform and frequency below say 1khz, a class a or class ab would be nice.
As the voltage/frequency/current/power increase, so does the price and safety considerations
To be of any help, you will have to narrow down exactly what your end goal is.
bnull - 21-12-2024 at 13:24
Welcome!
I recommend you read the Mad Science FAQ and the other FAQ. They pretty much cover what can and cannot be done here.
The Library is quite interesting. Two books from there that I recommend are Brauer's Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry and Vogel's Textbook
of Practical Organic Chemistry. Both are somewhat old (1960s or so), the availability of reagents may have changed for some if not most; still, they
are valuable for the standard procedures and references they contain.
Pieters' Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards and Leonid Lerner's Small-Scale Synthesis of Laboratory
Reagents would be good complements to any other books you may have.
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Now, to your question. You have to be more specific. If you have any idea of the maximum voltage and current requirements, it will help narrow down
the list of possibilities. I suppose it is for electrochemistry. Electroplating perhaps?
Edit: Wrong button.
[Edited on 21-12-2024 by bnull]