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Van de Graaff Generator

Van de Graaff Generator
This took me about a half of a year to build so it is very special to me. The Van de Graaff Generator is to the right and the grounded part is to the left.
9 comments
Mar 31, 2012. 3:28 PMdisappearingshadow says:
How did you make the grounder?
Mar 28, 2012. 1:04 AMnilved says:
can I use tin as the bowl
Mar 28, 2012. 1:04 AMnilved says:
Im using a rubber belt as the belt must the brushes touch
Mar 28, 2012. 1:04 AMnilved says:
do the bowls have to be aluminium ?
Mar 28, 2012. 1:03 AMnilved says:
I am making a van de Graaff for my school project and I am using a site that you will find at http://mark.rehorst.com/Van_de_Graaff/index.html plz can you tell me if you have to use your hand to make a spark or can you use the pole type thing used in this instructable to make the spark? if so how and where do I connect it ? please answer quick ,its urgent thx
Mar 27, 2011. 11:24 PMnjkl44 says:
How did this take that long to build? and where is the intructable?????????
Mar 28, 2011. 12:59 AMSoksume says:
the van de graff would be on the right no?

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