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Re: Large Van de Graaff
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Jeff Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]>
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The previous director here bought a used 6 foot tall Van de Graff and
assorted other electrical equipment from a science center in Kentucky.
The equipment was made at Resonance Research.  If you call, ask for DC
Cox.

--Jeff--

Jeff Rosenblatt
Director, Science City
 
Union Station Kansas City, Inc.
30 W. Pershing Rd.  Suite 850
Kansas City, MO  64108
Office:  816-460-2218
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-----Original Message-----
From: Informal Science Education Network
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:40 PM
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Subject: Re: Large Van de Graaff

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You might try contacting Dr. Austin Richards, aka Dr. Megavolt.  Or our
Exhibit Services department at the Exploratorium.  $5K isn't a lot of
money for one that size, but maybe.

Austin offered to build us a very large one (~ 12'), but we decided that
it would be way less safe and tricky than our ~2.5' one, plus take up a
lot more space.  And we can certainly demonstrate all of the phenomena
with our small one.

Unless you really wanna go for the Boston MOS experience with that
incredible WOW factor ;)

----
Earl Stirling
Now with extra SCIENCE!
e x p l  O  r a t o r i u m
3601 Lyon St
San Francisco CA 94123
+1.415.353.0401


On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Sherry Marshall <
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> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology 
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> related institutions.
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>
> No budget just yet, looking for suppliers.  Want to see what's 
> available in all price ranges.  I had a picture of one up years ago as
a "special wish"
> in case anyone wanted to throw money at us for one, but have since 
> lost the picture and the name of the supplier!  It looked just like 
> the normal tabletop version, with the blue metal base, but mutant 6'
tall.
> -Sherry
>
> Sherry Marshall
> Director, Oklahoma Museum Network
> http://www.oklahomamuseumnetwork.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Earl Stirling
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Large Van de Graaff
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> what's your budget?
>
> ----
> Earl Stirling
> Now with extra SCIENCE!
> e x p l  O  r a t o r i u m
> 3601 Lyon St
> San Francisco CA 94123
> +1.415.353.0401
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Sherry Marshall < 
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Hello All -
> > Does anyone know of a source for the large Van de Graaff generators?

> > You know, the ones that are like 6 foot tall?  Not like the "Bridge
of Fire"
> > ones.  Looking for reasonable priced, without making our own.
Ideas?
> > -Sherry
> >
> > Sherry Marshall
> > Director, Oklahoma Museum Network
> > http://www.oklahomamuseumnetwork.org
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