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Object |
Purpose |
Parts |
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Chargers
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To rearrange charge.
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Cheap brands of "Scotch tape", balloons, combs, wool/silk/cotton cloth, various
plastics, straws, Styrofoam cups/plates/"peanuts", dry cleaning bags, etc.
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Electroscope
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Detect and indicate size of charge.
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- Jar with 2 Al strips;
- 2 He balloons;
- coke can with metal strip/tinsel;
- straw on Styrofoam cup with foil strip.
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Electrophorous |
Way to keep charging objects. |
Insulation foam, Al foil pan, Styrofoam cup.
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Capacitor (Leyden jar) |
Stores charge |
Film "can", Al foil, water, paper clip
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Sensitive charge detector |
Indicates + or - charge |
9V battery and connector, FET 102N, red LED & 1 k-ohm resistor, 1 M-ohm resistor,
solder.
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Neon bulb charge indentifier |
Indicates + and - charges |
Neon bulb (Ne-02)
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Van de Graaff generator |
Produces large voltage |
To make: metal sphere (2 salad bowls),non-conducting belt, 2 rollers, old motor.
Use with: puffed rice, tissue strips, fluorescent bulb, Al foi pans, He balloon, soap bubbles, hair.
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Wimshurst machine |
Produces large voltages between two Leyden jars. |
Make: 2 rotating plates with metal strips and brushes, 2 Leyden jars.
Use with it: air cleaner, rolling ball, sparks...
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Electrostatic generator |
Produces charge with your effort. |
Make: Rotating PVC pipe, fur, coke cans.
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Electrostatic motor |
Charge makes motor turn. |
Make: 2-liter coke bottles, Al foil.
"Simple motor: "2"x4" board on watch glass.
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