https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/b160b40e-94a0-43ba-ae07-6c72089fb83f A look inside a Panasonic Nanoe air purifier. Every big Japanese manufacturer has their own version of this technology, but they are ultimately all based on the classic ionisers - but with lots of top secret marketing hype. The approach Panasonic have taken is quite novel though. Especially the lack of a traditional spike electrode - although it's hard to say if there's maybe a spiky texture on the round end of this electrode, without using an ultra high magnification microscope. They also gone a different direction from the usual high negative voltage emitter behind a grounded ring, by swapping that to a high positive voltage ring with a grounded emitter. The corona discharge it creates is surprisingly wide. Possibly as a result of the domed ring around it. The unit's circuitry is classic Japanese engineering with three well stuffed PCBs. The Nanoe emitter works well when connected to a cheap AliExpress ioniser module. I used that to power it for the corona photo. The air path is surprisingly complex, with the main fan creating a low venturi flow through the corona unit, followed by what appears to be sachets of carbon granules, presumably to tame the oxidising elements in the same way that classic photocopiers tamed their ozone output. This may result in more hyrdroxyl radical output versus other active air molecules. Quite a treat to disassemble and explore. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- https://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. #ElectronicsCreators Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:29:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/b160b40e-94a0-43ba-ae07-6c72089fb83f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.