Wimshurst Machine

Item #P6-3350

$119.00 Bundle Discount

Unit Price	$119.00
6+	$111.00

Generate static electricity by hand with classic electrostatic effects

The Wimshurst Machine is a classic, high-impact demonstration of static electricity and electrostatic induction—as exciting as our Van de Graaff Generator, but powered entirely by hand. By turning the crank, students produce visible electric charges and discharges that make electrostatics dramatic, memorable, and easy to understand in a safe classroom setting.

As the plates rotate in opposite directions, charge builds and is stored in the Leyden jar capacitors—making the Wimshurst Machine a powerful, hands-on alternative for teaching electrostatics with excitement and clarity.

Why Teachers Love the Wimshurst Machine

High-energy demonstrations: Produces impressive sparks and discharges that immediately capture attention.
Hands-on electricity generation: Students create static electricity themselves by rotating the plates.
Safe for classroom use: Generates high voltage with a modest, safe current.
Clear electrostatics concepts: Demonstrates charge separation, induction, and energy storage.
Durable construction: Mounted on an insulated wooden base for stability and long-term use.

Resources

Use the hand crank to rotate the plates in opposite directions. The close proximity of the plates will produce a substantial charge which is then deposited and stored in the Leyden Jar capacitors. Your students can create a high voltage, yet modest, and therefore safe, current source. Mounted on insulated wooden base.

Products being sold are not toys. They are for Educational / Laboratory use only. They are not for use by children 12 and under.

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