Wimshurst Machine

Here is our cheap Chinese-made self-starting Wimshurst electrostatic generator in normal operation. Each of the two electrostatic plates have 32 sectors. The spark shown here is approximately 9cm in length, and this machine is capable of producing sparks in the 12cm range.

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[thelth88]

hey there, if you add some magnets on your disks they would spin themselves, also creating free energy

[hp2114b]

@thelth88 In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

[shawneegeek]

Are those copper bristle brushes or some kind of plastic? And the layden jars are just one layer of foil or is there more then that?

[thelth88]

sorry for trying to promote free energy

[thelth88]

check out the magnet motors and generators they work, but static electricity would make them better

[homosapienssapiens19]

You can find instruction for this in make magazine volume18

[highvoltagefeathers]

Excelent machine! I'm building one myself, but am having issues keeping the discs completely aligned. Will the device not function if the discs come into contact with eachother for a short period of time?

Thanks!

[sergiovandegraaf]

Nice cool . I have made a Van de Graaf Generator .

It is very nice cool also . I'd like you see it .

Search it in "sergiovandegraaf"

Hugs.. sergiovandegraaf

[baker707]

what object could i power with this? where can i buy one?

( or build one with very clear instruction)

[dylanthorner]

weird?