5K30.35 Light Bulb Underwater with AC Field in Coil

PURPOSE: To demonstrate Faraday's Law.

DESCRIPTION: The bulb-and-coil can be "plopped" into a beaker of water, and the bulb lights brightly underwater

SETUP TIME: Medium to high

COMPONENT LIST:

  1. Bulb (No. 1582) ???
  2. Coil 37852 ???
  3. et.al.

SUGGESTIONS: CAUTION: High Voltage and Water

REFERENCES: 2122 4.785 ; PIRA 5K30.35

OTHER NOTES: Actually, the bulb itself takes only 4 V. to light, and the coil puts out only 12 V open-circuited. But there is 1000 V in the primary underneath the beaker.