| DCS # | DEMONSTRATION | REFERENCE | ABSTRACT |
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| 5A50.00 | Electrostatic Machines | | |
| 5A50.05 | electrostatic generators | E-26 | General discussion of electrostatic machines. |
| 5A50.10 | Wimshurst machine | PIRA 200 | Crank a Wimshurst generator. |
| 5A50.10 | Wimshurst machine | Ea-22 | An explanation of how the Wimshurst charges by induction. |
| 5A50.10 | induction generator | Disc 17-04 | Shows Wimshurst machine. Animation sequence shows principles of operation. |
| 5A50.11 | Wimshurst machine | E-1i | Picture of a small Wimshurst machine. |
| 5A50.12 | ac Wimshurst | AJP 42(4),289 | The Wimshurst design is extended to produce three phase ac at 18 kV and 2 Hz. |
| 5A50.15 | Toepler-Holtz machine | PIRA 1000 | |
| 5A50.15 | Toepler-Holtz machine | E-1j | A large antique Holtz machine used to generate high voltages for old X-ray machines. Will produce a 10" spark. |
| 5A50.16 | two-inductor electrostatic generator | AJP 51(5),472 | A
Wimshurst type generator simplified with only one disk for pedagogical purposes.
The references for this article are found in AJP 51(9),861. |
| 5A50.17 | fur and record generator | TPT 3(5),227 | A series of pictures illustrate construction of a simple electrostatic generator built using a hand drill, LP record, and fur. |
| 5A50.20 | dirod electrostatic machine | PIRA 500 | |
| 5A50.20 | dirod electrostatic machine | 29-1.25 | A rotating electrostatic machine made with a disk and rods. Picture, Diagrams, Construction details in appendix, p. 1312. |
| 5A50.30 | Van de Graaff generator | PIRA 200 | Show sparks from a Van de Graaff generator to a nearby grounded ball. |
| 5A50.30 | Van de Graaff | AJP 35(11),1082 | Design of a good size Van de Graaff. |
| 5A50.30 | electrostatic generating machines | E-27 | Directions for building a Van de Graaff generator. Reference. |
| 5A50.31 | Van de Graaff principles | PIRA 1000 | |
| 5A50.31 | Van de Graaff theory | AJP 43(12),1108 | A note on the theory of the Van de Graaff. |
| 5A50.31 | electrostatic generator | TPT 28(5),281 | A very practical article covering theory, maintenance, and belt fabrication. |
| 5A50.31 | electrostatic generator | Ec-1 | An explanation of the Van de Graaff generator. |
| 5A50.31 | Van de Graaff generator | Disc 17-07 | Shows a Van de Graaff with paper streamers, then a long animated sequence on the principles of operation. |
| 5A50.32 | Van de Graaff vs. Simon | AJP 30(5),333 | Theories
of Van de Graaff and Simon (AJP 22,318 (1954)) are compared and experiments
yield results in accordance with the Simon theory. |
| 5A50.34 | improvements to toy Van de Graaff | AJP 32(5),xiii | Double the length of the spark with two modifications. |
| 5A50.34 | improvements on the toy Van de Graaf | 29-1.26 | Two improvements to the toy Van de Graaff generator. |
| 5A50.50 | Franklin's electrostatic machines | PIRA 1000 | |
| 5A50.50 | Franklin's electrostatic motors | AJP 39(10),1139 | Models of Franklin's first two electric motors are shown. |
| 5A50.51 | electrostatic motor | Eb-5 | A polyethylene bottle spins as a Wimshurst is connected to brushes alongside the bottle. |
| 5A50.52 | electrostatic motor | 29-1.27 | A motor operated by electrostatic charges drawn from an electrostatic generator. Picture. |
| 5A50.52 | electrostatic motor | E-117 | Use a large static machine to drive a smaller one as a motor. |
| 5A50.53 | elecrostatic motor | AJP 45(2),218 | An electrostatic motor with a vane type rotor. |
| 5A50.55 | atmospheric electric field motor | AJP 39(7),776 | Report on the construction of an electret type and corona type motor for operation from the earth's electric field. |