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vertical plate capacitor, leads, Wimshurst machine
Description:
Connecting
the
two
plates
to
the
Wimshurst
machine,
separating
its
arms
and
turning
the
handle
charges
the
capacitor.
The
ball
bearing
suspended
between
the
plates
accumulates
charge
and
is
attracted
to
one
plate
then
the
other
in
turn.