GYROSCOPE FOR DETERMINING THE MOMENT OF INERTIA Description and Specifications for Lab Tenders
GYROSCOPE FOR DETERMINING THE MOMENT OF INERTIA.
GYROSCOPE FOR DETERMINING THE MOMENT OF INERTIA High quality precision-made gyroscope for demonstration as
well as for quantitative determination of gyroscopic laws by
means of practical experiments.
Experiment apparatus with a shaft that can be tilted and
rotated while attached to a stand rod. On one side of the shaft
there is a disc mounted on dual ball bearings, while on the
opposite side there is a movable counterweight for establishing
equilibrium. Fine adjustment is performed by thumb screw at
the end of the shaft. To generate external torque an additional
weight is provided that can also be moved along the shaft. The
shaft’s angle of inclination can be read from an easily readable
scale. A spirit level allows the gyroscope to be adjusted to the
horizontal. The disc can be set rotating by hand or by means
of a cord. The dual ball bearing system ensures that rotation
is nearly frictionless and that rotation continues for lengthy
periods of time. The open construction of the gyroscope allows
gyroscopic phenomena to be observed easily and clearly.
TRAINING PROGRAM
• Moment of inertia of a disc
• Torque
• Angular momentum
• Precession
• Nutation
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Range: -40° to +40°
• Scale divisions: 1°
• Disk: diameter of 250 mm
• Mass of disk: 1500 g
• Mass of counterweights: 50 g, 1400 g
• Total weight: 4650 g