3B Scientific Electrostatic Equipment Set - Manual

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Instruction sheet
3B SCIENTIFIC® PHYSICS
Electrostatic equipment set
U8491500
11/07 ALF
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This equipment set can be used in conjunction with
an electrostatic generator such as a Wimshurst machine
(e.g. U15310) or a Van der Graaf generator (e.g. U15300)
to perform a wide variety of experiments investigating
electrostatic phenomena including some historic ex-
periments.
1. Safety instructions
• Discharge experimental equipment before touch-
ing.
• Discharge Wimshurst machine and Van der Graaf
generator before touching.
• When using a Van der Graaf generator, attach the
ground terminal to ground.
• Perform experiments only with high-voltage equip-
ment whose short-circuit current is less than 15
µ .
2. Description, technical data
The experiment components are equipped with 4-mm
connector pins so that they may be quickly mounted
on or removed from an insulated stand. Connection
chains are included for connecting sources of charge,
but experiment leads with 4 mm plugs can also be used.
We recommend using the Wimshurst machine U15310
as the source of charge for these experiments.
2.1 Scope of delivery (see illustration)
1 Luminous pane
2 Box with spherical electrode
3 Triskelion wheel
4 Friction rod, plastic with 4 mm plug
5 Storage stands
6 Needle bearing with connector pin
7 Hook stand for elder pith double pendulum
8 Bundle of tissue paper strips on rod
9 Pieces of elder pith (10 in a box)
bl Base plate on connecting pin with rolling sphere
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bm Connection chains (2 each)
bn Conductor sphere 30 mm Ø, with connector pin
bo Box with pointed electrode
bp Stand base
bq Stand rod, insulated with retaining and
connecting socket
br Bell chimes