Thank you for the quick reply, I was suspecting the low charge magnitude and the charge transfer were causing these problems.
Would it be possible to shield the sphere in some way so that the splinters do get attracted to it, but there is no charge transfer (and so no repelling, so they will...
Hello,
I work for a container factory where re-used bottles have a lot of tiny glass splinters. Inspired by the standard experiment of picking up glass splinters using a comb, I thought I could insert a charged rod into a bottle to attract little splinters towards it. To get similar voltages...