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Flex · 15th July 2008, 12:22 PM

I think this is really cool and felt I needed to share this with you all.

What they are doing is using falling water to produce high-voltage.
Looks easy enough to make, but be careful. ^^

http://amasci.com/emotor/kelvin.html

http://amasci.com/emotor/ikelv.html

**Nigel Goodwin** · 15th July 2008, 12:48 PM

It's just static electricity, like you get by rubbing a plastic comb with a dry cloth.

Sceadwian · 15th July 2008, 01:25 PM

A Van de Graaff generator is much more effective than the water drop machine, but I've seen a video clip of a professor doing a demonstration of the water drop generator and it's novelty is not to be put down lightly, a very cool machine. It's not so dangerous as although the voltages are high the current is very low, you'd need some pretty serious high voltage capacitors to make it excessively dangerous, though care at high voltages is always a good idea.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 15th July 2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sceadwian

A Van de Graaff generator is much more effective than the water drop machine, but I've seen a video clip of a professor doing a demonstration of the water drop generator and it's novelty is not to be put down lightly, a very cool machine. It's not so dangerous as although the voltages are high the current is very low, you'd need some pretty serious high voltage capacitors to make it excessively dangerous, though care at high voltages is always a good idea.

There was a link to a video clip on these forums somewhere - but it's the sort of thing that gets all blown out of proportion in the media - like I said, it's no different to rubbing a comb with a cloth, yet do you see the media publicising that?.

I agree though that Van de Graaff generators are cool!

ste5442 · 18th July 2008, 09:44 PM

Very! You should attend one of the yearly 'Teslathons'!
Van de Graaf would have been proud (its not only tesla's though!).

S.

Thunderchild · 20th July 2008, 07:13 PM

but if you are electrifying the water you have to supply power to split the charges up surely you will merely be getting that power back ?

arrie · 20th July 2008, 08:10 PM

That drippy genny will be cute as school science thingy.
If you want something useful, make a genny running from uncle Stirling that gets its juice from uncle sun.
Or wind genny, ask bryan1, he has good knowledge on that.

Should run your PC from time to time. Save the planet in the process.

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15th July 2008, 12:22 PM	(permalink)
Flex	Use water to make high-voltage I think this is really cool and felt I needed to share this with you all. What they are doing is using falling water to produce high-voltage. Looks easy enough to make, but be careful. ^^ http://amasci.com/emotor/kelvin.html http://amasci.com/emotor/ikelv.html

15th July 2008, 12:48 PM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	It's just static electricity, like you get by rubbing a plastic comb with a dry cloth. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

15th July 2008, 01:25 PM	(permalink)
Sceadwian	A Van de Graaff generator is much more effective than the water drop machine, but I've seen a video clip of a professor doing a demonstration of the water drop generator and it's novelty is not to be put down lightly, a very cool machine. It's not so dangerous as although the voltages are high the current is very low, you'd need some pretty serious high voltage capacitors to make it excessively dangerous, though care at high voltages is always a good idea. __________________ "Because I be what I be. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, mum, but I be a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, har har."

18th July 2008, 09:44 PM	(permalink)
ste5442	Very! You should attend one of the yearly 'Teslathons'! Van de Graaf would have been proud (its not only tesla's though!). S. __________________ advert removed by moderator.

20th July 2008, 07:13 PM	(permalink)
Thunderchild	but if you are electrifying the water you have to supply power to split the charges up surely you will merely be getting that power back ? __________________ I AM the exeption that disproves the rule in many ways but the rules still apply (unfortunately) my site:www.simons-photography.com http://rushdenrotaract.org.uk see also http://www.bigstockphoto.com/account...fid=m2URATYch5 http://www.redbubble.com/people/simonsphotography

20th July 2008, 08:10 PM	(permalink)
arrie	That drippy genny will be cute as school science thingy. If you want something useful, make a genny running from uncle Stirling that gets its juice from uncle sun. Or wind genny, ask bryan1, he has good knowledge on that. Should run your PC from time to time. Save the planet in the process.