Lab 1:

Component Required
1-L9 Coil
1-Field Coil
6 Volt d.c Supply
Field Plotting Compass
Procedure:
Stand the Coil Vertically in front of the compass With the red band on its right-hand side
and connect the d.c supply to the coil, taking the positive lead to the terminal next to the red
band. Switch on and note that North Pole of the compass needle is deflected towards the
center of the Coil .By following the lines of flux through and outside the coil the pattern of
its magnetic field can be determined.

This experiment Also Shows that Direction of flux is a given by Right-hand grip rule

Illustrated in Fig 2. With the Supply Positive Connected to the terminal next to the red band the
Current flow will be clockwise round the coil when viewed with this terminal on the right. if the
fingers of the right hand are placed so as to follow the direction of current follow the direction of
current flow ,the out stretched thumb gives the direction of flux through the coil

If the Coil is now fitted over a field pole and current passed through it ,as before it will be found
that the direction of flux is unchanged but the field strength is increased as shown by the
response of compass at some distance from the coil. The strength of a magnetic field is measured
as flux density , B
𝜑
𝐵=
𝑎

Where φ=flux in a section of magnetic circuit a=area of the section

When d.c supply is switched off it will be found that he field pole still produces a weak

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magnetic field . This is due to residual magnetism in the steel laminations of the pole

N.B . In this test and in all later test , when using the compass ,do not exceed the excitation
voltages recommended. This is to avoid the Possibility of demagnetizing or reversing the
compass needle polarity.