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Supercharging the Fun Fly Stick - Van Der Graaf Generator // Homema... |
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by Bruce Yeany |
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Adding a metal soda can dome to the top of a Fun Fly |
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Stick will considerably increase it's voltage allowing |
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for some additional demonstrations that can be done with |
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it, sort of supercharging it. The voltage is high enough |
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to produce small sparks up to around 1 inch in length. |
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There are a lot of factors that determine the actual |
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voltage on these types of generators but it is estimated |
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that a one inch spark of this type can measure to be |
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about 30,000 volts. The fly stick is an example of a Van |
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Der Graaf generator that separates positive and negative |
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charges with materials that are found on opposite ends of |
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the triboelectric series. There are quite a few websites |
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and videos offered here on youtube that get into detailed |
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explanations of how these types of generators work and |
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how different types of materials can become positively |
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charged or negatively charged according to where they are |
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located on the triboelectric series list. |
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This video offers an alternative for those that wanted a |
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small VDG generator but didn't want to build one from |
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scratch. |
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Note on comments: I appreciate seeing comments positive |
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or negative, and learn from helpful criticism. However, I |
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am a middle school teacher and many of my students visit |
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this site, I will remove comments that I feel are |
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offensive or inappropriate. |
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Date Published: 2023-10-04 03:58:02 |
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