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Static Electricity Resources
by Ron Kurtus (revised 1 July 2016)
The following material consists of websites, books, and other resources on static electricity.
Websites
Materials
Triboelectric Series - Lisiting of materials from SiliconFarEast.com
Triboelectric effect - Wikipedia
Triboelectric Charging of Common Objects - Applications from the University of Rochester
Background of Triboelectric Effect - Harvard University
Generating
Static Electricity Generator with PVC Pipe - Simple generator
Detecting
Electrostatic voltmeter - Wikipedia
Sparks
Humans and Sparks - Preventing painful static sparks
Lightning
What Causes Lightning? - Weather Questions website
Lightning Voltages - Hypertextbook website
Lightning protection
Fundamentals of Lightning Protection
Lightning Protection for Buildings - PDF file
Invention of the Lightning Rod - The Great Idea Finder
Lightning Protection System - Wikipedia
Lightning Rod - Wikipedia
Lightning Rod Improvement Studies - Journal of Applied Meteorology
Protecting Airplane in a Storm -Physlink.com
Uses
Products
Static electricity products availalble through Amazon.com:
Generators
Wimshurst Electrostatic Generator - $69.95
Detectors
Ginsberg Scientific 7-510 Leyden Jar - Separable - $16.19
American Educational 3 Piece Separable Leyden Jar Set - $11.25
Shock protectors
Static Shock Key Rings
- From Amazon.com
Books
Electrostatics: Exploring, Controlling and Using Static Electricity by A. D. Moore; Laplacian Pres (1997)
Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity by Richard Ford; McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics (2001)
Summary
If you know of any other good resources, let me know about them.
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Static Electricity Resources