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- Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Good but belts break
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Jim Squire (BV, Virginia)
Great demo, but belts will dry out and crack within a year. Replacements are not sold, so you must locate O-rings yourself.
- Friday, October 30, 2009
8 yr old lovu es it
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Vick (Forest, VA)
My almost 8-yr old son loves this thing to the point of obsession. He spends hours upon hours trying different variations. If you spin it fast enough in a dark room, you can actually see the glow of the charges as they build - on the wheels, in the brushes, a visible stream between the leads. He's also discovered that it can light up the night light. Have fun with it!
- Friday, January 22, 2010
excellent visual/auditory demo
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james (shawnee , oklahoma)
As a Tech Ed teacher I have used the Wimshurst as an excellent visual / auditory demo for many years. As the spark jumps, its frequency and volume are a good indication of the amount of energy required. An insulator between the poles will require the spark to go around and demonstrates the properties of insulators. A coin on the insulator conducts the charge through it. The children learn the vocabulary and formulate thier own explanation very readily. It can be coupled with many other apparatus to show an entire history of electrical discovery.
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