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Re: Electrostatic Toner Transfer

2004-11-14 by Steve

To address the idea: I suspect you'll see the same thing you'll see
when playing with a van de graaf generator- toss some snipped up
tinfoil bits at a running van de graaf generator, they'll fly to it
and then be repelled away as they pick up charge from the globe. Like
charges repel.

The reason it works in a laser printer or electrostatic copier, is the
paper is not charged, rather a thin wire on the other side of the
paper is charge so the toner never touches the charged object.

Note that no one is telling you not to try it.

Steve Greenfield

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