Electrostatic Generator [Wimshurst Machine]
Object detail
Accession number
1978.258
Description
Plate electric machine "Wimshurst". Generates electricity by influence through two counter rotating disks covered with strips of aluminium, the charge removed by copper brushes touching one disk. Has a hand-operated handle that spins the two discs. Metal four-legged base. Multiple levers. Two plastic tubes sealed with cork at each end.
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Electrostatic Generator [Wimshurst Machine], 1978.258. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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