Uploaded January 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How to make and try out a rotor propelled by ion wind. This also explains how the ion wind works. The construction is done using parts from around the house, an aluminum soda can, a nail, and some balsa wood. Note that this is sometimes called an electric whirl or a spin whirl.
For another ion wind device, see my lifter videos:
How to Make a Lifter
youtu.be/vzZy1Aqleno
Lifter Voltage/Current and Smoke/Aiflow Test Measurements
youtu.be/LOGAaObsN4g
To see how to make the small homemade Van de Graaff machine used in this video, watch parts 1 and 2 given below:
How to Make/Build a Van de Graaff Generator Part 1 (Homemade/DIY)
youtu.be/fsT69XnjxgU
How to Make a Van de Graaff Generator Part 2
youtu.be/QrCgtjZwnB0
And also watch:
How to Make Piezoelectric Crystal Speaker
youtu.be/R7zjfaPKMSE
For more all types of propulsion using high voltage, including more ion wind, see my website here:
rimstar.org/sdprop
To follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
rimstar.org
Music used during the how to make and how it works sections:
The Path of the Goblin King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1100873
How to make and try out a rotor propelled by ion wind. This also explains how the ion wind works. The construction is done using parts from around the house, an aluminum soda can, a nail, and some balsa wood. Note that this is sometimes called an electric whirl or a spin whirl.
For another ion wind device, see my lifter videos:
How to Make a Lifter
youtu.be/vzZy1Aqleno
Lifter Voltage/Current and Smoke/Aiflow Test Measurements
youtu.be/LOGAaObsN4g
To see how to make the small homemade Van de Graaff machine used in this video, watch parts 1 and 2 given below:
How to Make/Build a Van de Graaff Generator Part 1 (Homemade/DIY)
youtu.be/fsT69XnjxgU
How to Make a Van de Graaff Generator Part 2
youtu.be/QrCgtjZwnB0
And also watch:
How to Make Piezoelectric Crystal Speaker
youtu.be/R7zjfaPKMSE
For more all types of propulsion using high voltage, including more ion wind, see my website here:
rimstar.org/sdprop
To follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
rimstar.org
Music used during the how to make and how it works sections:
The Path of the Goblin King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1100873
