Wimshurst Generator

This is an intriguing teaching and demonstration device that generates static electricity and provides a hands-on experience for students or electrophiles. (2) 9-3/4" clear plastic wheels, with finger-shaped sections of metal foil mounted around their circumferences, rotate in opposite directions with the turn of a crank. (3) brushes touch the foil sections on each plate as it turns. (1) neutralizing brush distributes the charge, and (2) other brushes collect the built-up charges being generated as the wheels turn. The charge is collected in (2) Leyden jars, and discharged through (2) adjustable electrodes. The faster you crank, the more high-voltage electricity crackles and sparks between the electrodes, producing arcs up to 2" long. The Wimshurst Generator is 15" high, mounted on a 8" x 11-3/4" laminated base, will generate up to 75,000 volts, and is as entrancing now as it was at the turn of the last century.

91768 WIMSHURST GENERATOR

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