I noticed your balls where the conductors make a hard turn are wood. Don't they need to be metal to be effective? Can't argue with the results, I guess. Works great!
I used plastic 'Crystal Light' containers: aluminum AC duct tape on the outside, and steel wool on the inside. Be warned: steel wool is very dangerous. I have had the steel wool, on the inside of my jars, catch fire on several occasions. This results from internal arcing. I recommend, instead, metal foil on the inside, as well as the outside of the jar, as opposed to using any steel wool.
@magx1 you could also use salt water as the interior conductor. the only prob with that is if the foil on the outside gets wet it wont work till the water is cleaned off. had it happen with my peanutbutter layden jar.
How much did this cost you to build? can you post a how to?
They do. You might need to clean them first, however. I use Turtle wax (hard shell paste). I apply it to the disc first, let dry, and then buff off. It helps with all disc types, but might be especially helpful if using vinyl records.
I would love to know how to make this in detail, for my sons science project, without having to pay for it of course. would anyone have a list and directions as to do this. kg4nzk at yahoo com
The pulleys are plastic 'clothes line' pulleys from Lowe's Hardware. Same for the top pulleys (except smaller). The disk are cut from plastic sheets. I use a bar with a bolt through the disk at one end, and a sharp point at the other end. Rotating this 'bar' scores a perfect circle around the bolt. Sectors are made using adhesive aluminum tape. This machine has 32 sectors on each disk.
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joesmoe71 4 months ago
I noticed your balls where the conductors make a hard turn are wood. Don't they need to be metal to be effective? Can't argue with the results, I guess. Works great!
tzkelley 2 years ago
@tzkelley i think the metal touches INSIDE the wood like two holes to the middle that join into a 90 degree angled hole?
firedude201234 2 years ago
How much voltage do you figure you are jumping? more than 100,000? Do you have equipment to test it? Great Job!!!
mdivinc 2 years ago
How far apart are the records?
amethyst8teen 2 years ago
Wow, that's excellent! Is there a performance difference between Al tape and steel wool?
amethyst8teen 2 years ago
Hi there,
i was just wondering,
what did you use for the drive belt on this machine?
and what are those two white things with the metal domes? Where did u get them?
ericneves7 2 years ago
hi there
Really big spark there in fact the biggest ive sen ever what are the discs made of ? old 78s or modern vinyl records ?
keith sinclair
SINCLAIRRESEARCH 3 years ago
could you send me link?
where you found your information?
thanks :D
zezimashock 3 years ago
I'm officially jealous. What'd you do for the ?lyndmann? jars? Just tubes with tinfoil?
ymi2b 3 years ago
I used plastic 'Crystal Light' containers: aluminum AC duct tape on the outside, and steel wool on the inside. Be warned: steel wool is very dangerous. I have had the steel wool, on the inside of my jars, catch fire on several occasions. This results from internal arcing. I recommend, instead, metal foil on the inside, as well as the outside of the jar, as opposed to using any steel wool.
magx1 3 years ago
I wonder, could you use something like warm gallium or mercury on the inside of the leyden jars?
amethyst8teen 2 years ago
@magx1 you could also use salt water as the interior conductor. the only prob with that is if the foil on the outside gets wet it wont work till the water is cleaned off. had it happen with my peanutbutter layden jar.
How much did this cost you to build? can you post a how to?
TheChromeSniper 1 year ago
I've found that vinyl records work great for the disks.
mitchrichie 3 years ago
They do. You might need to clean them first, however. I use Turtle wax (hard shell paste). I apply it to the disc first, let dry, and then buff off. It helps with all disc types, but might be especially helpful if using vinyl records.
magx1 3 years ago
That is so sweet. What is the diameter of the main disk?
Fraxerfone 4 years ago
12 inches
magx1 4 years ago
I would love to know how to make this in detail, for my sons science project, without having to pay for it of course. would anyone have a list and directions as to do this. kg4nzk at yahoo com
wgm72 4 years ago
Bravo!!! now you can make a H2 plasma generator, see my videos
alex681219 4 years ago
The pulleys are plastic 'clothes line' pulleys from Lowe's Hardware. Same for the top pulleys (except smaller). The disk are cut from plastic sheets. I use a bar with a bolt through the disk at one end, and a sharp point at the other end. Rotating this 'bar' scores a perfect circle around the bolt. Sectors are made using adhesive aluminum tape. This machine has 32 sectors on each disk.
magx1 4 years ago
where dya get the ime o build these machines
deckoland 4 years ago
how did you build that?
ducttaperulestheworl 4 years ago
wow thats some serious fukin shit!!
djholmes2001 4 years ago