How to make capacitor with aluminium foil and paper cup

How to make capacitor with aluminium foil and paper

How to make capacitor with aluminium foil and paper cup : A capacitor is a device for storing a small electric charge. When two conductive plates are separated by a small insulator called a dielectric, they produce an electric field. Aluminum foil is conductive while cling wrap is insulating. Both are flat, thin and ideal materials for building a do-it-yourself capacitor

Material needed to make capacitor with aluminium foil and paper cup.

Disposable cups
Aluminum foil
Cardboard
Marker
thumb pin
scissor
threads
ruler

procedure

Mark the center line and draw plot 'O' on it.
Make three arcs using a thumb pin or a permanent marker and thread
Draw two lines from 'o' at 34 degree between them.
Cut out the fan pattern
Fold the aluminium foil in half.
Trace the pattern on the doubled aluminium foil
Cut the aluminium foil along the thread
Wrap the foil around the side of each plastic cup and fix it with scotch tape
Make several cuts at the end of the foil
Fold the aluminium foil from the bottom of the cups and fix them with scotch tape
Cut a strip of foil and attach it on the side of cup 'A'
Insert cup 'A' into cup 'B'.
Rub pvc pipe with tissue back and front almost 50 times close to aluminium strip to charge the cup capacitor.
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