Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Electroscope (My old video re-edited)

Original video (2013) with music 🙉
My version of RimstarOrg's Simple Electroscope youtu.be/SzQ2EZ0HPuY

I was looking for some simple projects to do with my grandchildren. I saw RimstarOrg's excellent video on YouTube so decided to have a go myself.

Here is RimstarOrg's original from 2009 youtu.be/2PmWlPjV6n0 and his follow up video with further explanations youtu.be/-JsVZwc1dOo

Here is one by Thomas Kim using a plastic bottle and paper youtu.be/3qyeQO1guKk

Components
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Glass Jar
Plastic dish or plate
Copper wire
Kitchen Foil
Drinking Straw
BluTac
Insulation Tape or sticky tape

Tools
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Pliers
Scissors
Cutters

Simple electronic projects playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0qd7Hrqoc3II0OU-bx64TA
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