You know, this filter also makes a pretty efficient CAPACITOR...
Apparently some of my water evaporated, and after running the thing a
while, it took in enough glass bead to absorb what little water was
left, leaving a very thick paste in the bottom. Soooo.... a LOT of
static was generated, and was STORED by the filter/capacitor.
So after working for a while I decide check on the filter. I remove the
lid, reach in to remove the metal baffle plate, and WHAM! It knocks me
on my arse and causes a mild case of Tourette Syndrome...
I took a jumper cable and tried to discharge it. Drew SEVERAL large
discharges, even left it there for a bit. It still had plenty of juice.
I finally had to use a couple foot long wooden dowel with a hook to
dismantle it.
Yow!
Marc
Marc wrote:
> Thanks to all for some pretty cool ideas. In the end, I went for
> simplicity and just made a baffle, a) because I could use what I had on
> hand, and b) because I could get on with what I actually set out to do!
>
> I took some sheet metal, cut out a circle sized to fit snugly in the
> bucket, about 1/3 of the way down. Cut a hole for the inlet pipe to pass
> through, and drilled about a dozen holes in the center.
>
> Success! Just the tiniest dribble of water in the hose to the shop vac,
> not enough to be concerned with. Upon firing up the vacuum, the first
> thing I noticed was the gloves were sucked into the cabinet (they
> usually hang out the front, inside out...) It works fantastically! I can
> see inside the cabinet, and there was no dust everywhere on everything!
> The only downside is having to wear ear protection now. However, with
> enough hose I can put the shop vac outside...
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