Van de Graaf generator Champagne Challenge

MSE_Martin

MoneySaving Champagne Challenge:

Who can find the cheapest Van de Graaf Generator?

Having been reminiscing about these hair raising pieces of school science kits, it occured to me 'where do you buy one and cheaply'. Now there's a real challenge to see who the top MoneySavers are - so can find the cheapest, legit, preferably UK based Van de Graaf generator - a bottle of champagne to the winner.

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Martin

PS. Does anyone know if its legal/safe to have one outside a school
PPS Yes I do have enough hair to be raised!!!!

IClaudius

$149.95 dollars

not checked postage!

Little_John

How about a DIY one?

We only ever got to play with the one at school on open evening

qman69

I've got one of their albums on vinyl, if that's any good!

iwanttosave_2

Why not go to a science museum and play on theirs for free :beer:


You will only get bored of it after a few gos and it will end up in the attic with the rest of the useless things

mikecmr

http://www.beecroft-science.co.uk/home/browse/viewapparatus.aspx?apparatusid=4697

£181.56 small

http://www.beecroft-science.co.uk/home/browse/viewapparatus.aspx?apparatusid=4698

Large 252

J_J_6

A Van De Graaf generator kit from

http://www.hobbytron.net/Van-De-Graaf-Generator-Kit.html?AID=10289758&PID=234365

for only $119.95. But they don't seem to ship to the UK

J_J_6

How about this: Build your own from a coke can and a rubber band! (Is this safe???)

http://www.scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/electro/electro6.html

Mikeysx

Check out the link.

http://usa.shop.com/op/~200,000_Volt_Van_De_Graaf_Generator-prod-9318140

Mike Parks

tomstickland

I'm rather partial to this too: http://www.discogs.com/release/508537

ffeindadifyr

If you want to know whether the VdGff machine is safe, or if you just want an introduction to the equiptment and how to safely use it you could do worse than visiting this site and watching the video.

It's been put together by teachers.tv and the Institute of Physics and it is a VERY good learning resource for Science/Physics. Some nice demonstrations too! :T

If you ever pass Daresbury, near Runcorn/Warrington the large tower there is one HUGE VdGff generator - so much fun! You don't want to buy one - Build it yourself - lot more fun!