Hair removal machine - what sort of electrical output?
Nigel Burke
machines put out? In the context of the beauty parlour
industry, it is called electrolysis, and it zaps the hair
root to get rid of "unsightly body hair."
Just tell me the voltage, impedance, frequency and
waveform, and I'll do the circuit myself. That's all
the help I need, unless someone wants to do the hair on
my back where I can't reach.
Regards.......Nigel.
Mark Eisinger
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>Can anyone tell me what sort of juice those hair removal
>machines put out? In the context of the beauty parlour
>industry, it is called electrolysis, and it zaps the hair
>root to get rid of "unsightly body hair."
>
>
>Regards.......Nigel.
I used to work on this stuff a while back. It's 1.8 Mhz @ 3/4 watts
out for the needle versions... just plain old unmodulated output.
And 27Mhz @ 1/2 watt for the tweezer versions.
regards Mark
Matthews E H Jr
: I used to work on this stuff a while back. It's 1.8 Mhz @ 3/4 watts
: out for the needle versions... just plain old unmodulated output.
: And 27Mhz @ 1/2 watt for the tweezer versions.
Hmmm...CB radio with tweezers for an antenna. Novel idea. (Yes, I know
the CBs claim 4 watts. But think how fast you could shave with it!)
Ed Matthews
Robin Mitchell
>Can anyone tell me what sort of juice those hair removal
>machines put out? In the context of the beauty parlour
>industry, it is called electrolysis, and it zaps the hair
>root to get rid of "unsightly body hair."
>Just tell me the voltage, impedance, frequency and
>waveform, and I'll do the circuit myself. That's all
>the help I need, unless someone wants to do the hair on
>my back where I can't reach.
Just a word of caution - it takes some real expertise to operate such a
machine safely. They work be destroying tissue, and if you aren't
careful you can get permanent scarring. I've had some electrolysis done
by a professional, and she told me something about the training she'd
been through. It didn't sound like something you could pick up by
experimenting, and certainly not without doing some damage along the
way.
My first advice would be to just pay a professional to do it for you.
Failing that, I'd at least suggest that you find one to give you a few
training sessions before you start zapping your own tender skin.
Mark Eisinger
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>Mark Eisinger (meis...@Direct.CA) wrote:
>:[snip] It's 1.8 Mhz @ 3/4 watts
>: out for the needle versions... just plain old unmodulated output.
>: And 27Mhz @ 1/2 watt for the tweezer versions.
>
>Hmmm...CB radio with tweezers for an antenna. Novel idea. (Yes, I know
>the CBs claim 4 watts. But think how fast you could shave with it!)
>
>Ed Matthews
>
That's funny you should mention that, the biggest problem we encountered with
the repair end of the biz, was SWR that would happen when no hairs were
being zapped. It's the same when you key the mic with no antenna attached.
The CB idea is great... just detune the final...way cheaper than the box
of tricks we use to sell.
Mark Eisinger
Michael Bender
>Can anyone tell me what sort of juice those hair removal
>machines put out? In the context of the beauty parlour
>industry, it is called electrolysis, and it zaps the hair
>root to get rid of "unsightly body hair."
>Just tell me the voltage, impedance, frequency and
>waveform, and I'll do the circuit myself. That's all
>the help I need, unless someone wants to do the hair on
>my back where I can't reach.
Before you consider this, you should watch the movie or read the book "The
Road To Wellville". Pay particular attention to the "rejuvinating" foot bath.
mike
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James Knowles
s0...@exnet.com (Nigel Burke) wrote:
mike
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I saw a home electrolysis thingy at a garage sale. The 'signal'
appeared to be: 6volts dc, right into the needle. I'm guessing
that the chemical reactions caused by electrolysis of liquids
in the flesh kill the hair-root cells (grizzly,huh?).
Nothing fancy, just teeny chemical burns inflicted at the roots(??)
Some even look like they only use 3v.
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