Wimshurst Machine

Product Description

Wimshurst Machine

• Sparks : 70 mm
• Discs : 300  mm
• Electrostatic machine known as "influence"
• It is equipped with 2 insulating discs receiving metal sectors.
• The discs rotate in opposite directions to each other and the friction of metal brushes on the sectors
• generates a potential difference.
• The charges accumulated in Leiden bottles to increase the potential difference.

Technical data

• Potential difference : up to 160 kV
• Sparks : 70 mm max
• Disc diameter : 300 mm
• Dimensions : 350 x 200 x 390 mm