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WIMSHURST MACHINE



EQUIPMENT
     redball.gif (326 bytes) Wimshurst Machine
     redball.gif (326 bytes) Shorting Device



NARRATIVE
        The Wimshurst machine is used to separate static charges to produce a HIGH potential. The machine is equipped with two Leyden jar capacitors that store charge. Two small electrodes mounted on the base of the machine put the Leyden jars in the circuit when they are touching. (Always rotate the crank in a clockwise direction.)   A shorting device is included with the apparatus and should always be used to discharge the machine and Leyden jars before handling them.

Does not work well in high humidity.