Directory of Generators Resources

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This category lists sites concerned mainly with high voltage generators not of the Tesla coil type such as Van de Graff generators, electrostatic generators, Cockroft Walton generators and Quarter Shrinkers.

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• Tesla Coils

Resources in This Category

• Accelerators

  http://www.lbl.gov/abc/wallchart/teachersguide/pdf/Chap11.pdf
  Describes the development of the particle accelerator starting with the Cockroft-Walton device built in 1932, the Van de Graaff accelerator, the radio frequency linear accelerator, the cyclotron and synchrotron.

• Advancement of High Voltage Generators and Components for Applications under Industrial Conditions

  http://www.fzk.de/fzk/idcplg?IdcService=FZK&node=2728&document=ID_052354&lang=en&layout=print
  Technical study of the Marx generator and how to achieve a high throughput in industrial applications.

• Capacitor-Bank Discharge Experiments

  http://www.amasci.com/amateur/capexpt.html
  William Beaty describes some dangerous high voltage experiments he has performed, and provides links to related sites.

• Early Particle Accelerators

  https://www.aip.org/history/exhibits/lawrence/epa.htm
  Article describing how Cockcroft and Walton built a voltage multiplier that used a stack of capacitors connected by rectifying diodes. Also describes the Van de Graaff generator, the linear accelerator and the cyclotron.

• Electrostatic Machines

  http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq/electrostatic.html
  Construction details and history, with pictures and directions for a wide variety of generators.

• Jacob's Ladder

  http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/jacobs.htm
  (Climbing Arc) Construction informative page on these very dangerous devices.

• Jon's Homebuilt Lasers

  http://www.thaltech.com/laser/
  Some pictures from a laser enthusiast.

• UVA Virtual Lab: Van de Graaff Generators

  http://virlab.virginia.edu/VL/VDG.htm/state/1
  Photographic tour showing how these devices work.

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