The Leyden jar capacitor posted the other day fails to compare to what [FastMHz], one of the members over at the 4HV.org forums, has been busy building, a 24kj capacitor discharge bank.

The Leyden jar is a very simple capacitor. Invented in 1745, it has been integral to many scientific experiments. Check the wikipedia entry to learn more about the history.

Capacitors come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they all have the same job: ... which came to be called a Leiden jar (though usually spelled with a “y” as Leyden jar).

Franklin proposes a successful theory of the Leyden jar and invents the parallel plate capacitor. Ch Frame Code Title 1 A Opening Sequence 2 02400 G Mushenbrook And The Leyden Jar 3 08275 H Franklin ...

In 1746, in the Dutch city of Leyden, Pieter van Musschenbroek also invented the jar, and the name he gave it, for the town he invented it in, has stuck ever since.

The transmitter required more than 50 Leyden jars for circuit capacitance. Dubilier's mica capacitor was sturdier, more efficient, smaller, and lighter than the Leyden jar.

tuned circuit with a bank of Leyden jar capacitors and a coil spark gap 5 kVA power-distribution transformer antenna extending from the coil to the ceiling. Previous slide: Next slide: Back to first ...

Nowt new under the sea. Published 13 July 2005. From Richard Walsby . I wonder whether the patent described in the item “Electric bullets” (22 June, online) may be invalidated by the prior art ...