3B Scientific Demonstration Dynamo User Manual

3B SCIENTIFIC® PHYSICS

Experiment Equipment Dynamo U30066

Instruction Sheet

09/08 ALF

1 Magnet
2 LED
3 Coils
4 Base plate
5 Hand-drive pulley

1. Description

The experiment equipment dynamo is used to
demonstrate the conversion of mechanical energy into
electrical energy.

The motor is mounted on a base plate and coupled by
a rubber belt to a hand-drive pulley. External
connection is via 4 mm sockets with a light emitting
diode acting as an output indicator. The magnetic
field is provided by a removable permanent magnet.

2. Equipment supplied

1 Apparatus on base plate
1 Removable magnet
1 Stackable light emitting diode
1 Small dynamo pulley

3. Technical data

Base plate: 200 x 100 x 20 mm³
Hand-drive pulley: 150 mm dia.
Height: 180 mm

4. Operation

• Put the magnet on top of the coils.

• Attach the LED to the output sockets.

• Turn the handle to induce a voltage, which will

light the LED. The faster the dynamo turns, the
brighter the LED.

The output can also be connected to a cathode ray
oscilloscope. If the time base is on a slow setting, and
the handle is turned slowly, then students will see the
dot moving up and down as it moves across the
screen. It will be immediately obvious that both the
amplitude and the frequency of the signal increase if
the coil is turned faster.

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