Description and Specification for Lab Tenders
Astra Scientific Gyroscope Experiment Manual.
The educational 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 thumbscrew 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.
FEATURES:
• Fine adjustment is performed by thumbscrew at the end of the shaft
• To generate external torque an additional weight is provided that can also be moved along the shaft
SPECIFICATION:
• Scale: - 40° to + 40°
• Scale divisions: 1°
• Disc: 250 mm dia.
• Mass of disc: 1500 g
• Mass of counterweight: 1400 g
• Mass of additional weight: 50 g