Color Mixer
Rear view
Front view
Power
input
jack
Position
adjustment
tab
OS-8496
Instruction Sheet
012-12816A
*012-12816*
Equipment
Included Item Part number
Color Mixer Assembly
003-12392
Brightness
control
knobs
AC Adapter (100 - 240 V AC to 5 V DC at 2.6 A)
800-772-8700 www.pasco.com
540-103
Color Mixer OS-8496
Recommended Items Part number
Basic Optics Geometric Lens Set
Viewing Screen
Optics Bench
OS-8456
OS-8460
OS-8508 (1.2 m) or OS-8541 (60 cm)
Recommended Systems Part number
Beginning Optics System
Viewing Screen OS-8460
Geometric Lens Set (100 mm, 200 mm, -150 mm) OS-8466A
Light Source OS-8470
Adjustable Lens Holder (2) OS-8474
Optics Bench (1.2 m) OS-8508
Basic Optics System
Basic Optics Geometric Lens Set (100 mm, 200 mm) OS-8456
Concave/Convex Mirror and Half Mirror Accessory OS-8457
Viewing Screen OS-8460
Ray Table with “D” Lens OS-8465
OS-8459
OS-8515C
Light Source OS-8470
Adjustable Lens Holder OS-8474
Optics Bench (1.2 m) OS-8508
Ray Optics OS-8516A
Accessory Lenses (250 mm, -150 mm) OS-8519
Introduction
The OS-8496 Color Mixer is designed to be used with such systems as the OS-8459 Beginning Optics System or the OS-8515C
Basic Optics System. The Color Mixer includes a power adapter (100 to 240 V AC to 5 V DC at 2.6 A). The mixer has three bright
light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce red, green and blue light. When the colors of light are mixed with the right intensity, the
combination appears as white light.
The Color Mixer fits on a PASCO Optics Bench such as the OS-8508 1.2 m Optics Bench or the OS-8541 60 cm Optics Bench.
You can also mount the Color Mixer and other PASCO Optics System components on a PASCO Dynamics Track using the
OS-8472 Dynamics Track Optics Carriage (set of three). The Color Mixer works best when used with the OS-8460 Viewing
Screen.
About the Equipment
Color Mixer: The included color mixer can be used on a tabletop or mounted on an optics bench. It functions as a red, green, and
blue (primary-color) light source and comes with a power adapter.
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