Try to Generate a 100,000 V Spark with a Wimshurst Machine

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Wimshurst machine made in the previous video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eejg1TlBSyY
Design data of the discs for the Wimshurst machine made in this video https://github.com/ichiken-youtube/WimshurstMachine
My blog entry about this video https://ichiken-engineering.com/wimshurst-improvements

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◤Contents◢
00:00 Introducing Wimshurst Machine
00:24 Discharge Types
02:17 Three Areas of Improvement of Previous Wimshurst Machine
03:35 Making Improved and Larger Version of Wimshurst Machine
05:57 First Prototype
06:59 Discharge Distance Is Not as Long as Expected. Why?
09:36 Second Prototype
12:15 Still Need More Improvement. Corona Discharge Is Troublesome

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