Sourcing ultrasonic "fogger" transducers

[R Speir]

I would like to build an ultrasonic fog generator (humidifier,
nebulizer, mister, whatever you want to call it) for fun. I know I can
buy one preassembled from any pet store, but that would eliminate the
challenge and DIY aspect of the project. Problem is, I'm having
trouble actually finding any transducers that. In fact, the actual
part numbers and manufacturers have proven terribly elusive. TDK
apparently manufactures a few piezo nebulizer parts, but I haven't been
able to locate a vendor that sells them.

I'm just wondering if anyone here knows where a hobbyist could order
(or sample) a small quantity of 1-2 MHz high power piezo transducers
that would be capable of producing fog when placed under a few cm of
water, or could at least point me towards a product line/serial
number/manufacturer that I could seach for. Thank you in advance for
any help.

 

[Lostgallifreyan]

R Speir <bxman69@DIESPAMDIE.hotmail.com> wrote in news:2007010404113816807-
bxman69@DIESPAMDIEhotmailcom:

I would like to build an ultrasonic fog generator (humidifier,
nebulizer, mister, whatever you want to call it) for fun. I know I can
buy one preassembled from any pet store, but that would eliminate the
challenge and DIY aspect of the project. Problem is, I'm having
trouble actually finding any transducers that. In fact, the actual
part numbers and manufacturers have proven terribly elusive. TDK
apparently manufactures a few piezo nebulizer parts, but I haven't been
able to locate a vendor that sells them.

I'm just wondering if anyone here knows where a hobbyist could order
(or sample) a small quantity of 1-2 MHz high power piezo transducers
that would be capable of producing fog when placed under a few cm of
water, or could at least point me towards a product line/serial
number/manufacturer that I could seach for. Thank you in advance for
any help.

Look online for the multiple-disk units. They sell spares.

 

[R Speir]

On 2007-01-04 04:14:16 -0500, Lostgallifreyan <no-one@nowhere.net> said:

R Speir <bxman69@DIESPAMDIE.hotmail.com> wrote in news:2007010404113816807-
bxman69@DIESPAMDIEhotmailcom:

I would like to build an ultrasonic fog generator (humidifier,
nebulizer, mister, whatever you want to call it) for fun. I know I can
buy one preassembled from any pet store, but that would eliminate the
challenge and DIY aspect of the project. Problem is, I'm having
trouble actually finding any transducers that. In fact, the actual
part numbers and manufacturers have proven terribly elusive. TDK
apparently manufactures a few piezo nebulizer parts, but I haven't been
able to locate a vendor that sells them.

I'm just wondering if anyone here knows where a hobbyist could order
(or sample) a small quantity of 1-2 MHz high power piezo transducers
that would be capable of producing fog when placed under a few cm of
water, or could at least point me towards a product line/serial
number/manufacturer that I could seach for. Thank you in advance for
any help.



Look online for the multiple-disk units. They sell spares.

Are the spare disks they sell actual piezo elements? In all the photos
I've seen, the disks don't have any leads attached, so I assumed they
simply sat on top of the piezo element and transmitted ultrasonic
frequencies to the water.

 

[Michael Black]

R Speir (bxman69@DIESPAMDIE.hotmail.com) writes:

I would like to build an ultrasonic fog generator (humidifier,
nebulizer, mister, whatever you want to call it) for fun. I know I can
buy one preassembled from any pet store, but that would eliminate the
challenge and DIY aspect of the project. Problem is, I'm having
trouble actually finding any transducers that. In fact, the actual
part numbers and manufacturers have proven terribly elusive. TDK
apparently manufactures a few piezo nebulizer parts, but I haven't been
able to locate a vendor that sells them.

I'm just wondering if anyone here knows where a hobbyist could order
(or sample) a small quantity of 1-2 MHz high power piezo transducers
that would be capable of producing fog when placed under a few cm of
water, or could at least point me towards a product line/serial
number/manufacturer that I could seach for. Thank you in advance for
any help.

If you're in North America, and maybe other developed countries, the
easiest source would ironically be commercial generators. You can
easily find humidifiers at garage sales and rummage sales, and even
if you want to build one, they may be the easiest and cheapest means
of getting the transducer.

Michael

 

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"R Speir Đ´ľŔŁş
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I would like to build an ultrasonic fog generator (humidifier,
nebulizer, mister, whatever you want to call it) for fun. I know I can
buy one preassembled from any pet store, but that would eliminate the
challenge and DIY aspect of the project. Problem is, I'm having
trouble actually finding any transducers that. In fact, the actual
part numbers and manufacturers have proven terribly elusive. TDK
apparently manufactures a few piezo nebulizer parts, but I haven't been
able to locate a vendor that sells them.

I'm just wondering if anyone here knows where a hobbyist could order
(or sample) a small quantity of 1-2 MHz high power piezo transducers
that would be capable of producing fog when placed under a few cm of
water, or could at least point me towards a product line/serial
number/manufacturer that I could seach for. Thank you in advance for
any help.

 

[keithdisco]

maplin electronics sell them for Ł2.99 last time i looked here in the uk
they are the transducer they connect through a spring and earthed through
the metal can


"R Speir" <bxman69@DIESPAMDIE.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2007010404113816807-bxman69@DIESPAMDIEhotmailcom...

I would like to build an ultrasonic fog generator (humidifier, nebulizer,
mister, whatever you want to call it) for fun. I know I can buy one
preassembled from any pet store, but that would eliminate the challenge and
DIY aspect of the project. Problem is, I'm having trouble actually finding
any transducers that. In fact, the actual part numbers and manufacturers
have proven terribly elusive. TDK apparently manufactures a few piezo
nebulizer parts, but I haven't been able to locate a vendor that sells
them.

I'm just wondering if anyone here knows where a hobbyist could order (or
sample) a small quantity of 1-2 MHz high power piezo transducers that
would be capable of producing fog when placed under a few cm of water, or
could at least point me towards a product line/serial number/manufacturer
that I could seach for. Thank you in advance for any help.

 

R Speir wrote:

Are the spare disks they sell actual piezo elements? In all the photos
I've seen, the disks don't have any leads attached, so I assumed they
simply sat on top of the piezo element and transmitted ultrasonic

Piezo transducers as a rule consist of a metal disk with the quartz
bonded to one side, and a metal electrode vapor-deposited on the bare
side of the quartz. One side of the signal goes to the metal disk, one
side goes to the metal electrode. In many applications, there are no
wires soldered to the disk at all; connection is made through springy
contacts of one kind or another.