Name: Jacob's Ladder

Category: Electricity and Magnetism

Subcategory: Resistance

Classes: PHYS 102/106, PHYS 309

Comments:

This is a step up transformer. CAUTION: LETHAL VOLTAGE. Turn on the power and the discharge will travel up the wires. The distance between the wires is the critical adjustment. The wires should not be moving. This does not work well on humid days. Unplug this after use.

Equipment:

Jacob's Ladder

Location:

H104 E9

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