To make them attract i simply hook the positive to one plate and the negative to the other. In an effort to try to make them repel i hooked the positive to both plates while grounding the negative, and nothing happened.
The plates snap together with 15kv between them, i would think should be able to repel each other with the same force? I have tried calculating it but i don't know if what i am calculating is correct.
Yes, i have done that and it worked very well. But how do you make them repel each other.
How would i make two plates repel each other then? I tried hooking the positive of a 15kv hene ballast to two plates and nothing happened. This would work if i had two separate supply's correct?
So, a positively charged plate will be attracted to a grounded plate and a negatively charged plate will be repelled by a grounded plate.
Sorry if i make no sense, i have myself confused.
Edit: This makes no sense because as long as there is potential difference between the plates they will...
Hello, first post here. I hope this is in the right section.
I have spent an hour or so surfing the net and could not figure this out (i am bad at physics).
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