Wimshurst machine
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The Wimshurst machine or Wimshurst influence machine is an electrostatic generator capable of generating high voltages. It was developed between 1880 and 1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst.
Wimshurst machine with two Leyden jars
An engineering drawing of a Wimshurst machine, from Hawkins Electrical Guide
Quadruple sector-less Wimshurst machine
Leyden jar
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A Leyden jar is an electrical component that stores a high-voltage electric charge between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar. It typically comprises a glass jar with metal
Wimshurst machine
…and size of the machine determine the maximal output voltage that can be reached. The accumulated spark energy can be increased by adding a pair of Leyden jars, an early type of capacitor suitable for high voltages, with the jars' inner plates independently connected to each of the output terminals and the…
A "battery" of four water-filled Leyden jars, Museum Boerhaave, Leiden