Whimshurt Machine

Whimshurt Machine

Whimshurt Machine: two circular discs, made of Plexiglass and with a diameter of 31cm, are
mounted parallel with one another and with a short distance apart on a
horizontal axis. The axis rests on two struts which are attached to the
base plate. Each disc is connected independently to the drive shaft via
belts and pulleys. One of the belts is crossed and as result the discs
rotate in opposite directions when the crank is turned. The external
surfaces around the perimeters of both discs are covered with metal
foil stripes. In front of each disc a conductor arm is mounted
diagonally, which can be rotated on their axes and which are fitted
with metal brushes that drag over the metal foil stripes of the discs.
The front end of the axle is extended and connected with the insulating
bar by means of a knurled screw. The charge is collected from the two
discs by metal brushes located at the end of the insulating bar. These
brushes are connected to the two ball ended electrode rods and by means
of the lever rods to the two Leyden jars. The Leyden jars of glass are
coated with metal foil outside and inside. the two terminals are
connected to the outer coating of the Leyden jars and are used to draw
off an AC voltage. Regularly the terminals are short circuited to
enable a DC voltage to be drawn off. The maximal spark length
obtainable with this machine is about 120mm. The short circuit current
is approximately 30 microamps.

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