Personal Ionisers and static when grinding.

DavecUK

Inspired by @tompoland results I thought I would give this a try for myself. I purchased 2 Ionisers. The one on the left has the Ionising fibres poking straight out the end, the one on the right has 2 power settings and seems more expensive, but has the fibres Horizontally in the little circular area at the top.

Now it might be simply that the left one works and the right one just lights up an LED, however the left one definitely produces results. The right hand one, not so much.

Grinding into the portafilter, no Ioniser

Grinding into the portafilter, left hand Ioniser with fibres pointing down and towards the exiting coffee grounds

Grinder used Niche Duo, coffee was a Brazilian Daterra. Grind medium to fine. I think the results are pretty conclusive.

Gagaryn

DavecUK Now it might be simply that the left one works and the right one just lights up an LED,

Easy to tell if they are working or just lighting an LED; have a sniff! If they are working you will smell ozone.

MBdoc

Hi Dave
Thanks for the link. Mine looks more like the one on the right without the pink rim. It does seem to work quite well so far. I bought it in France (€13.67 free delivery but price up now). No reviews on Amazon.fr.

Its this one
https://www.amazon.fr/your-orders/pop?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_pop&orderId=407-1917423-3041100&lineItemId=lhshopmqplkpooy&shipmentId=DFyT2Pnnr&packageId=1&asin=B0CJLGSLH1

I will use it for a few more days and see if it helps to stop grounds building up in the grinder spout.

DavecUK

Gagaryn I have a very bad cold/flu at the moment, but when it eases, I will do exactly that.

MBdoc

Thanks I will try that. Careful to keep my nose clear of the fibres!

dndrich

Missed the thread on this. How do you use it?

DavecUK

dndrich Missed the thread on this. How do you use it?

I point it at the coffee exiting the chute.

MBdoc I point into the hopper with the beans in it and then into the spout while grinding. Not sure if the first part makes any difference.

Possibly removes evil spirits?

MBdoc

I point into the hopper with the beans in it and then into the spout while grinding. Not sure if the first part makes any difference.

tompoland

MBdoc just hold it close to the chute

@DavecUK quite a difference!

MBdoc

I did sniff it this morning and there is a faint smell of ozone.

Does your black one smell stronger Dave?

I suspect the reason the other one isn’t so good might be the way it generates the ions in the oval hole in the body rather than at the fibre probe sticking out of the end so it’s easier to direct the stream of negative ions into the spout.

DavecUK

MBdoc I suspect the reason the other one isn’t so good might be the way it generates the ions in the oval hole in the body rather than at the fibre probe sticking out of the end so it’s easier to direct the stream of negative ions into the spout.

Absolutely, I think I’ve taken one for the team in that the other one is useless for my intended purpose (£5.08) down the drain. The one that works (really well ), is the one with the emitter poking straight out the end…I can even feel the ion breeze on my lips from 3 or 4cm away. If the emitter pokes out in the clear like this…it’s going to work.

On the bright side I saved £150 on the Acacia Ion beam.

prezes

DavecUK sounds interesting. Can we have a link where you bought this one From?

MBdoc

That one seems a bit better than mine as I can’t feel anything when held close to my lips. There is a faint ozone smell but it does seem to reduce the grounds sticking to the grinder spout quite a lot. I will have a look for the best one you have when I get back to UK.

MBdoc

PS ado you think it makes any difference to the taste of the coffee?

DavecUK

MBdoc PS ado you think it makes any difference to the taste of the coffee?

Not at all

prezes sounds interesting. Can we have a link where you bought this one From?

Uncletits

DavecUK MBdoc PS do you think it makes any difference to the taste of the coffee?

DavecUK Not at all

This was the answer I was waiting for 😂

MBdoc

DavecUK Thanks Dave. I will keep using it anyway as it seems to reduce clogging in the spout so far.

Pompeyexile

DavecUK

Dave, the link shows nothing for me just a white box and no link to click on. Do I need to doe something with my settings?

MBdoc

I found it available on Aliexpress.com

DavecUK

MBdoc Please tell me it’s not £1 delivered

Doram

DavecUK MBdoc Please tell me it’s not £1 delivered

This seems to be the exact same product, with 20 million something (whatever that means):

£6.40 delivered to the UK from Ali

£14.39 delivered from Amazon UK

Note that AE will add VAT at the checkout, and Amazon have a 6% discount voucher, so the difference is a bit less than what it looks - not quite 225% of the price to skip the wait for shipping from China.

MBdoc

No €13.87 plus €4.97 delivery. Est arrival in France 10 November. I think it’s a little cheaper for UK delivery

Link for France below

https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005003738575476.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2fra

You can change the country to UK

MBdoc

There seems to be a slight (?) difference in specs between Amazon (states 20 M ions) and Aliexpress (states 10M ions)
The one I bought also states 20M ions but I can’t feel them on my lips as Dave describes. It does seem to work quite well though.
Big range of prices on Amazon UK for what seem to be very similar devices.