Pohl's pendulum 11214.00 PHYWE SYSTEME GMBH Robert Bosch-Breite 10 D-37079 Gattingen Teleton (0861) 604-0 ‘Telefax (0551) 604-107 “The unit compos CE withthe comesponding EC guidelines. Operating instructions Version: 1.0 Date: 26.06.2002 Author -R. SandvoB |_ 1. PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION ‘The realization of the wide significance of forced oscilations was the motivation which led {o the development ofthe tors Con pendulum ace. to Prot. R. W. Poti. This pendulum is istin- quished by its simplicity and vividness. obits pendulum onablos quantitative resonance graphs to be prepared for various exciting amplitudes. The interpretation of these graphs leads to a series of frittul considerations, not only on inertia, but also on kinetic and potential energy. Reflections on the tuning process are just as informative. ‘The oscillating system is a copper wiieel which turns on ball bearings. One end of a spiral spring is fitted to the axis of the wheel, while the other end is connected to a lever. Once given an impulse to set it in motion, the wheet carries out turning oscillations which are only damped by the friction of the bea- rings and the air, Only @ very small damping effect results from the energy lost in tha work done to distort the spring. The amplitudes can be read of! from a fixed scale which sur- rounds the wheel AA direct current gear motor with cam and a connecting-rod filed to the lever serves to excite the forced scilations. it pushes and pulls the lever, and so also the spiral spring, in periodic succossion. In this way, sino-shapod momanis of rotation of constant highest value, but of any, adjustable ‘requency, can be caused to act on the axis ofthe torsion pen dulum, 2 HANDLING A direct voltage of 24 V, 650 mA is required to drive the motor. The “coarse” and “lind” rotary knobs on the motor housing allow the number of rotations, and so the excting frequency, 11214.00'2802 to be adjusted. The motor voltage, which has a reproducible relationship to the number of rotations, Le. to the exciting fre: quency, can be measured at the "motor test sockets". Tne fre- quency of rotation of the motor, which is dependent on tho moter voltage, can be determined by simply counting the revolutions while taking the time with a stop watch. The motor voltage should be measured as accurately as possible, so thal a frequency of rotation which has once been set can be conveniently reproduced. To change the amplitude of the excite, loosen the connecting rod serew and move the rod along the lever guide. Moving it up results in larger amplitudes, moving it back In smaller ones. The natural damping of the oscillating system is etfecied by an electromagnet, between the poles of which the wheel {umms, which acts as an eddy current brake. This damping can be continuously adjusted by changing the current strength in the electromagnet, and can be briefly used up to the maxi- mum of 2 A For demonstrations in front of a large audience, the torsion pendulum can be shown by projecting the silnouatto. A light source which approaches a point source, and is placed at some distance from the pendulum, throws a sharp shadow of the apparatus which is clearly visible from ever a large distance. It allows all important parts to be recognized, also during operation. The room needs only be darkened a litle for this, PHYWE2. IMPORTANT NOTES ON OPERATING CONDITIONS. 4 NOTES ON OPERATION This high quality unit fulis the technical requirements sum ‘marised in the actual guidelines of the European Community, For this reason, the unit carries the CE-symbol Please observe the following when using the ut = In the vicinity of strong high frequency emitters (e. 9, radio emiters}, it may occur that the unit display falls out- side the indicated tolerances. = The connected cables may not be longer than 3 m. = The usage of this unit is only allowed in residential, com- ‘mercial or vocational zones (colleges, universities, labo- ralories, etc) 4 SPECIFICATIONS Natural frequency approx. 0.55 Hz Exciting frequency Ot. 1.9 He Motor voltage 2a, at tho test sockets 0 .. 20 V DC Current consumption max. 850 mA. Eddy current damping 0... 20 V DG short-time, max. 2A 430 x 308 x 140 {mm) 3050 9 Cail loading capacity Dimensions Weight 11214,00/2802 5 GUARANTEE Wo give a guarantee of 24 months on equipment that we have supplied; it does not include natural wear and tear and faults which are the result of improper handling, ‘The manufacturer can only be regarded as boing responsible for the proper function and safety characteristics of the eq ment if maintenance, repair and modifications have been carried out by the manulacturer or by agents expressly authorised by the manufacturer. 6 ACCESSORIES Power supply, universal 9500.93 Bridge rectifier, 90 V AGI A DC (06091.10 PHYWE