How an ioniser neutralises static charges?
There are two types of generic ionisers, the common one mostly found in some homes and produces only one type of ions eg negative charged, as it is folks’ believe that these are good for the wellbeing of people, however production of only one type of ions is bad for ESD as accumulation of charges will be encouraged. The ESD inhibiting ioniser is known as “balanced” as it produces great amounts of ions of the two types, negative and positive this is also known as the AC Faraday cage system. The latter one is usually used to control accumulation of charges on ESD troubled spots of a production line or a technician’s work bench. Units can be mounted in front of a work bench surface or on a wall, they come in many shapes and effectiveness depending of the application where needs to be used. Due to the corona principle used by ionisers are not to be used in flammable or explosive environments. There is an optimum distance where the ioniser will work most effectively, this is called the neut
