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How do you positively charge something consistently? By what mechanism could this be achieved?

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Simple. Bring a negatively charged object nearer to your object so that electrostatic induction could be possible. BTW, Hi Pmeister, Welcome to Physics.SE. I think I've seen a similar question ;-) – Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ Mar 11 at 15:20
Thanks Crazy Buddy. I checked out the other post you suggested. I couldn't quite figure out how I could physically use a power source to continuously positively charge an object. I am a novice so you may have to really dumb it down for me! – user807261 Mar 11 at 15:45
Well, your post doesn't say a word about "continuously" or "constantly" - which is the necessary keyword. Does that "consistent" actually means "continuous" here ?? (If so, pardon me for that) :D – Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ Mar 11 at 15:48
Sorry for the confusion. Yeah thats what I was attempting to say. I am trying to basically use a power source to consistently induce a positive charge in an object, but Im not sure how to go about setting that up physically. – user807261 Mar 11 at 15:52
I think I still can't catch up. Induction is good even if there's a constant power source. – Ϛѓăʑɏ βµԂԃϔ Mar 11 at 15:55
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Take a simple capacitor across a (DC) battery: one plate will be positive the other negative. There will be a transient current until the plates are saturated.

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