Jack SparX - Jack SparXMy Joomla CMShttps://www.jacksparx.com/component/content/category/2-uncategorised2024-03-28T08:50:39+00:00Jack SparxJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementFire FX2013-06-23T03:15:22+00:002013-06-23T03:15:22+00:00https://www.jacksparx.com/fire-fxJohn Dyer<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd700;"><span style="font-size: 72px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Fire and Lightn<a href="https://die-besten-familienspiele-gesellschaftsspiele.de/kinderspiel-des-jahres-2020/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2610&moderation-hash=6dabe149948958ac1d746eae6380746d#comment-2610">in</a>g !</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd700;"><span style="font-size: 72px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 36px;">The Colfax Fire & Steel Festival was a debut for the <a href="http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89303&highlight=">new</a> POOFERs (Propane Accumulator Cannon). They were a BIG hit - especially with the local fire department and sheriffs! All Jack <span id="link2736">SparX</span> effects are Fire Marsh<span id="link2736">all</span> friendly, and built with the safety of people and property first. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd700;"><span style="font-size: 72px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 36px;">We also do fire...<img style="width: 960px; height: 641px;" src="https://www.jacksparx.com/images/SparXfrontslider/fromfacebookD.jpg" alt="" /></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd700;"><span style="font-size: 72px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 36px;">The Colfax Fire & Steel Festival was a debut for the <a href="http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89303&highlight=">new</a> POOFERs (Propane Accumulator Cannon). They were a BIG hit - especially with the local fire department and sheriffs! All Jack <span id="link2736">SparX</span> effects are Fire Marsh<span id="link2736">all</span> friendly, and built with the safety of people and property first. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p>http://youtu.be/nGYZUIMI6EI</p>Brick Coil2013-06-02T15:27:51+00:002013-06-02T15:27:51+00:00https://www.jacksparx.com/2013-05-15-02-39-47/2013-05-15-02-50-53John Dyer<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">The Adventures of the Chris Brick Tesla Coil - Many years back, in the HorseCow era, Chris constructed this fine coil and showed it all over, at Burning Man, and other alternative gatherings. Then along came life and a son, and it got dusty for many years. I always recalled how thrilling it was for me to see, as it screamed and slung huge white arcs. So one day I called Chris, and he kindly consented to my working on and showing this old warhorse. It's been quite a journey to master it, and then make it road worthy. With great thanks to Mr. Brick, then, here are some shots as it has evolved. They are not in order, so you can guess which was the old construction, and the evolution to today. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Some stats- the secondary is 18" by 60" <span id="link2736">wound</span> with #22? insulated wire. the primary about eight turns of 1" strap copper. There are four Maxwells <a href="https://die-besten-familienspiele-gesellschaftsspiele.de/kinderspiel-des-jahres-2020/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2610&moderation-hash=6dabe149948958ac1d746eae6380746d#comment-2610">in</a> par<a href="http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89303&highlight=">all</a>el for .08 mFd. The power supply is four excimer laser supplies in par<a href="https://www.provenexpert.com/ralf-zimmer2/">all</a>el for .6 amps at -- 32,000 volts. The gap is a sucker gap, that is a tad touchy, but surprisingly seriviceable, <span id="link2736">all</span> things considered. The toroid is 10" duct mounted on a 20 gallon tub, with a director of obtainium. </span></span></p>
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<p>{besps}Galleries/BrickCoil{/besps}</p><p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">The Adventures of the Chris Brick Tesla Coil - Many years back, in the HorseCow era, Chris constructed this fine coil and showed it all over, at Burning Man, and other alternative gatherings. Then along came life and a son, and it got dusty for many years. I always recalled how thrilling it was for me to see, as it screamed and slung huge white arcs. So one day I called Chris, and he kindly consented to my working on and showing this old warhorse. It's been quite a journey to master it, and then make it road worthy. With great thanks to Mr. Brick, then, here are some shots as it has evolved. They are not in order, so you can guess which was the old construction, and the evolution to today. </span></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Some stats- the secondary is 18" by 60" <span id="link2736">wound</span> with #22? insulated wire. the primary about eight turns of 1" strap copper. There are four Maxwells <a href="https://die-besten-familienspiele-gesellschaftsspiele.de/kinderspiel-des-jahres-2020/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2610&moderation-hash=6dabe149948958ac1d746eae6380746d#comment-2610">in</a> par<a href="http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89303&highlight=">all</a>el for .08 mFd. The power supply is four excimer laser supplies in par<a href="https://www.provenexpert.com/ralf-zimmer2/">all</a>el for .6 amps at -- 32,000 volts. The gap is a sucker gap, that is a tad touchy, but surprisingly seriviceable, <span id="link2736">all</span> things considered. The toroid is 10" duct mounted on a 20 gallon tub, with a director of obtainium. </span></span></p>
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<p>{besps}Galleries/BrickCoil{/besps}</p>VDG generators2013-05-30T15:40:25+00:002013-05-30T15:40:25+00:00https://www.jacksparx.com/vdg-generatorsJohn Dyer<p><img style="width: 709px; height: 1314px;" src="https://www.jacksparx.com/images/SparXfrontslider/BigVDGb.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For many years our VDG's have been built and serviced by the "physics teacher I wish I'd had" Fred Graff. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please check out his website at </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.physicsplayground.com"><span style="color: #ffa500;">www.physicsplayground.<span id="link2736">com</span> </span></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">He constructs wonderful products and parts, and keeps our roadshow on the road!</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jack SparX now has three sizes of VDGs from table top to seven foot tall with a 30" ball available for events.</span></span></span></p>
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<h1 class="western" style="page-break-before: always;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Van de Graaff Generator</span></span></span></span></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A conveyer belt for electrons!</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">It carries electrons to the sphere where they accumulate and become very high voltage.</span></b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Fun stuff</span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">:</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u><span style="background-color: #000000;">Makes hair stand on end</span></u><span style="background-color: #000000;">. Why? </span></b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Because charged particles build up on the outside surfaces of the person touching it, and the particles are all </span><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">repelling</span></b></u><span style="background-color: #000000;"> each other. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Originally called the “</span><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">atom smasher</span></b></u><span style="background-color: #000000;">” (1929)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">It was invented as a particle accelerator. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">How do you think it compares to t</span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">he </span></b></span></span><em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Large Hadron Collider</span></b></span></span></em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;"> (</span></b></span></span><em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">LHC</span></b></span></span></em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">) at CERN?</span></b></span></span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Geeky stuff</span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">:</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Very high voltage</span></b></u><span style="background-color: #000000;"> (50,000 to 1,000,000 volts) and </span><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">low current</span></b></u> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">which </span><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">discharges in microseconds</span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">. It's </span><i><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">SHOCKING</span></b></i><span style="background-color: #000000;">, but won't kill you.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">C<a href="https://die-besten-familienspiele-gesellschaftsspiele.de/kinderspiel-des-jahres-2020/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2610&moderation-hash=6dabe149948958ac1d746eae6380746d#comment-2610">all</a>ed</span></span> <i><span style="background-color: #000000;">static electricity</span></i></b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Like when clothes stick together or you shock yourself from the carpet or car seat. This is caused by a property c<a href="http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89303&highlight=">all</a>ed </span><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">triboelectric effect </span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">– see Wikipedia. Remember though, all Electricity is the same, just different voltages and currents.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Impacted by humidity</span></b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">More humidity, bigger load, less voltage so less static electricity. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Less humidity, drier air, higher voltage so </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"><span id="link2736">more</span> static electricity</span></span><span style="background-color: #000000;">. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Don't you get shocked more indoors during the winter when the air's drier?</span></b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">How it's constructed:</span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">This Van de Graaff generator is made of:</span></b></u></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> 1/3 horsepower </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">motor</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> with drive belt and pulley</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Two rollers</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> both made of nylon, one cover with felt.</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">belt</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> made from latex.</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Two brush assemblies </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">made from pieces of bronze screen.</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">An </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">output terminal</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> – the large shiny metal globe.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">discharge point</span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> – this could be </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">YOU!</span></b></span></span></p>
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<p align="CENTER"> </p><p><img style="width: 709px; height: 1314px;" src="https://www.jacksparx.com/images/SparXfrontslider/BigVDGb.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For many years our VDG's have been built and serviced by the "physics teacher I wish I'd had" Fred Graff. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please check out his website at </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.physicsplayground.com"><span style="color: #ffa500;">www.physicsplayground.<span id="link2736">com</span> </span></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">He constructs wonderful products and parts, and keeps our roadshow on the road!</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #ffa500;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jack SparX now has three sizes of VDGs from table top to seven foot tall with a 30" ball available for events.</span></span></span></p>
<p> </p>
<h1 class="western" style="page-break-before: always;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Van de Graaff Generator</span></span></span></span></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A conveyer belt for electrons!</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">It carries electrons to the sphere where they accumulate and become very high voltage.</span></b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Fun stuff</span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">:</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u><span style="background-color: #000000;">Makes hair stand on end</span></u><span style="background-color: #000000;">. Why? </span></b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Because charged particles build up on the outside surfaces of the person touching it, and the particles are all </span><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">repelling</span></b></u><span style="background-color: #000000;"> each other. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Originally called the “</span><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">atom smasher</span></b></u><span style="background-color: #000000;">” (1929)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">It was invented as a particle accelerator. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">How do you think it compares to t</span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">he </span></b></span></span><em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Large Hadron Collider</span></b></span></span></em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;"> (</span></b></span></span><em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">LHC</span></b></span></span></em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">) at CERN?</span></b></span></span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Geeky stuff</span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">:</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Very high voltage</span></b></u><span style="background-color: #000000;"> (50,000 to 1,000,000 volts) and </span><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">low current</span></b></u> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">which </span><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">discharges in microseconds</span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">. It's </span><i><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">SHOCKING</span></b></i><span style="background-color: #000000;">, but won't kill you.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">C<a href="https://die-besten-familienspiele-gesellschaftsspiele.de/kinderspiel-des-jahres-2020/comment-page-1/?unapproved=2610&moderation-hash=6dabe149948958ac1d746eae6380746d#comment-2610">all</a>ed</span></span> <i><span style="background-color: #000000;">static electricity</span></i></b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Like when clothes stick together or you shock yourself from the carpet or car seat. This is caused by a property c<a href="http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=89303&highlight=">all</a>ed </span><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">triboelectric effect </span></b><span style="background-color: #000000;">– see Wikipedia. Remember though, all Electricity is the same, just different voltages and currents.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Impacted by humidity</span></b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">More humidity, bigger load, less voltage so less static electricity. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Less humidity, drier air, higher voltage so </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"><span id="link2736">more</span> static electricity</span></span><span style="background-color: #000000;">. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.49in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">Don't you get shocked more indoors during the winter when the air's drier?</span></b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">How it's constructed:</span></b></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span style="background-color: #000000;">This Van de Graaff generator is made of:</span></b></u></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> 1/3 horsepower </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">motor</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> with drive belt and pulley</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Two rollers</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> both made of nylon, one cover with felt.</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">A </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">belt</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> made from latex.</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ffff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">An </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">output terminal</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #000000;"> – the large shiny metal globe.</span></span></span></p>
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