My first Holtz electrostatic generator

A simple homemade Holtz electrostatic generator. A Holtz machine, like a Wimshurst machine, is a classic electrostatic "influence" machine. The Holtz machine was one of the very first truly powerful Influence machines. It produces more current than a Wimshurst machine, requires only one moving disc, and uses combs that are not required to make physical contact with the disc.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• electrostatic
• electricity
• high voltage
• wimshurst
• sparks
• physics
• science

[Iseekoutthetruth]

could you power this by the wind and charge a battery with it?

[magx1]

@Iseekoutthetruth

If it could be done, it would not be very practical. A conventional generator produces more current at less voltage, which is better suited for charging batteries and providing real power.

[magx1]

Someone ask if I can get a continuous spark. Sorry, but I must have deleted it when trying to respond. But to answer the question, without Leyden jar capacitors, very short sparks can be produced that appear continuous to the eye. But these are very thin sparks. Frequency of sparks are therefore determined by capacitance. So no: the machine will not poduce a continuous arc in the same sense that a high voltage transformer will.

[peper0110]

Do you know where we can have the plans for this machine??

I look all over internet and i can't find it!!

BTW. Nice achivement!!!

[magx1]

Yes. Type 'electrostatic machines' in your search engine. One of the first links that will come up is Dr. Antonio Carlos' website. You will find instructions for this machine, along with many others, on his site.

[dylan3657]

if its moving it is no longer static looks to be in the 100's of thousands of volts should it not be called friction charged electricity i think static is misleading

[iBetYouDidnt]

To bad there are not 6 to 12 discs working in parallel as to get greater current. But than again, that might be for the better as you don't want to kill yourself accidentally.

Nice work!

[n2kmaster]

thats was kick ass man, subbed, sub back, we're curious to know, what are the beer bottles, the lyden jars? and what is the metal on the spinning wheel?

[TUUBproductions]

yeah i agre, but can u make a totorial about it? Plz. Nice work there! xD

[Edyrolo1]

Very Nice work .Nice sparks too!

[JonAndCallum]

generating static

[ingesumadre]

what is this for?

[AVAMagneticlev]

Very Nice work all prodjects looking good

Home made lazer WOW !

Thanks for sharing your work All vids worth watching