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A selenium coated drum is electrostaticly charged from a high voltage corona discharge. The charged drum is then exposed to light of an image of the original to be copied. The lighted areas become discharged, leaving only the dark areas still charged. The drum now passes over a tray of dark plastic toner beads, which are attracted to the charged areas of the drum and stick. The drum, with toner stuck to it in the pattern of the dark areas of the original now passes the blank sheet of paper to become the copy and a high voltage pulls the toner from the drum to the paper. Finally the paper with the toner on it is passed through a heated "fixer" that melts the toner into the paper. Now you have a copy.
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What are some ways you use static electricity?
Photo Copy machines use static electricity to get the ink in the places where it needs to be copied. There's an artist that uses static electricity to fly the different paint onto the paper. They also use static electricity to paint cars. (True enough, I got the artist thing from Bill Nye The Science Guy)
How do you use static electricity?
everything electronic is static electricity
What type of electricity does the photocopier use?
Most standard photocopiers use regular 110 volt (or in Europe, 220v) wall outlet power. Large industrial copiers might use more, but your plain old office or desktop copier just plugs right in to the wall. Inside the copier, they use different, lower voltages for various functions, and they use static electricity for making the image on the copy.
Does photo copiers use static electricity to copy on to a page?
Yes. The ink sticks just as a rubbed comb attracts bits of paper.
What is the difference between spark and static?
Static is the name of an electricity, a spark is like the outcome of friction. Like, you can use static electricity to make a spark.
How do inkjet printers use static electricity?
no.
Why do you use the word static to describe static electricity?
Static means it doesn't move. This is essentially what static electricity is, a charge tht has no current. It is made by the transfer of electrons, as a pose to a cell or battery.
How do you use statics?
everything electronic is static electricity
Does PVC pipe generate static electricity?
A PVC pipe alone does not generate static electricity. Electrons need to be transfered for static electricity to be generated. Rubbing felt on the pipe or spraying it with sand are two common ways that people can use PVC pipe to generate static electricity.
Does friction use static?
the charges does not move in a body the frictional electricity is called static eletricity
How can you use static charges and static elec to generate EMF or elec current?
Static charge and static electricity are 2 different terms for the same thing. Static electricity is voltage without current, usually created by friction. Voltage and EMF are 2 different terms for the same thing. When static electricity generates current, it is called a discharge and the static electricity ceases to exist. It has been discharged.
How do you overcome the dangers of static electricity?
The best way to overcome the dangers of static electricity is to use proper grounding so that the accumulated charges are discharged.
