Curated directory of forums, resources, and organizations for DIY electrostatics, Van de Graaff generators, and high-voltage experimentation.
Key Takeaways
Community hubs include the VandeGraaff Yahoo group, Pupman Tesla Coil list, and 4HV high-voltage forum for hands-on builders.
Sam’s Powerlabs, Sparkmuseum, and the Electrostatics Society of America anchor the reference layer alongside the Journal of Electrostatics.
Practical safety topics covered: gas station static fires, car door body voltage control, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) industrial guidance.
Matweb capacitor dielectric search and the High-voltage Handbook are called out as technical lookup resources.
Professional and surplus hardware sources listed: Monroe Electrostatics, Trek, Simco, and surplus HV connector vendors for builders sourcing parts.
Hacker News Comment Review
The single comment flags that the collection appears to consist largely of dead links, raising the question of whether the underlying resources have migrated or disappeared entirely.
