3B Scientific Electrostatic Equipment Set User Manual

Instruction sheet

Instruction sheet

3B SCIENTIFIC® PHYSICS

Electrostatic equipment set

U8491500

11/07 ALF

3
4

5678 9 bl bm

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)

Luminous pane

Box with spherical electrode

Triskelion wheel

Friction rod, plastic with 4 mm plug

Storage stands

Needle bearing with connector pin

Hook stand for elder pith double pendulum

Bundle of tissue paper strips on rod

Pieces of elder pith (10 in a box)

Base plate on connecting pin with rolling sphere
race

Connection chains (2 each)

Conductor sphere 30 mm Ø, with connector pin

Box with pointed electrode

Stand base

Stand rod, insulated with retaining and
connecting socket

Bell chimes