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DescriptionWimshurst Machine Charge Cycle.gif	English: As each uncharged plate (black moving square) contacts a commutator (arrow-tipped line), it takes on charge (red + or green -) under the influence of the plate on the opposite disk. As each pair of same charged plates contacts a commutator (arrow tipped line), their charge pumps the Leyden jar (triangles) limited (yellow spark) by the breakdown voltage.
Date	4 May 2012
Source	Own work
Author	Grandfatherclok

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:03, 22 June 2013	451 × 135 (17 KB)	Miessen	slower to see details easier
	16:53, 15 June 2012	451 × 135 (17 KB)	V1adis1av	Letters to describe parts as in wikipedia article. Margins cropped.
	22:47, 28 May 2012	640 × 160 (17 KB)	Grandfatherclok	Add Leyden jar and corresponding commutators, essential to understanding how Wimshurst accumulates charge with voltage gain.
	02:57, 5 May 2012	576 × 112 (13 KB)	Grandfatherclok	Doubled frame count to smooth motion.
	01:29, 5 May 2012	576 × 112 (7 KB)	Grandfatherclok	Change image size to remove unused background.
	01:17, 5 May 2012	640 × 400 (9 KB)	Grandfatherclok