• ID Code: K7-04
  • Purpose: Demonstrate the magnitude of induced voltage
  • Description: A 9-volt battery is connected across a large inductor; pushing the red button disconnects the inductor from the battery and immediately connects it across a fluorescent light tube. Collapse of the magnetic field in the inductor induces a voltage large enough to cause the fluorescent bulb to flash - well over 100 volts, or over ten times the voltage of the battery.
  • Availability: Available
  • References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsk.htm#K7-04
  • Loc codes: K7
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