Question

What is the purpose of the Leyden jars in the Wimshurst machine?

Answer 1

rough idea is : Leyden jars were early type of capacitors which were suitable for high voltages...so in Wimshurst machine, they are used to store electric charge between it's two electrodes

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar

Answer 3

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimshurst_machine

Answer 4

Read it and you'll come up with something ;).

Answer 5

idk if this helps...but Wimshurst machine produces electrostatic charge and Leyden jars store that charge

Answer 6

well, the webs that @iambatman have given are same as wht u said @stgreen so u r right