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6. Operation 

6.1 Moving the pendulum rod 

 

Use gentle pressure to move the pendulum in 
the direction of the arrow with several pushes 
at the  position  marked  until  the  deflection  is 
about 5 cm. 

Note:

 

Larger deflections can lead to non-negligi-

ble measurement errors. 

 

 

Fig. 4: Moving the pendulum rod 

6.2 Reversing the pendulum position 

 

Use both hands to lift the pendulum out of the 
bearing plate and turn it around. 

 

Carefully  suspend  the  pendulum  from  the 
bearing plate by its other fulcrum. Then carry 
on as in step 6.1. 

Fig. 5: Experiment set-up with light barrier and digital 
counter 

 

6.3 Period of oscillation depending on the posi-
tion of the movable pendulum bob

 

Additionally required: 

1 Light barrier 

1000563 

1 Digital counter (@230 V) 

1001033 

or 
1 Digital counter (@115 V) 

1001032 

 

Set  up  the  light  barrier  under  the  pendulum 
rod while it is stationary and connect the bar-
rier to the digital counter (see Fig. 5). 

 

Suspend the pendulum rod from the bearing 
plate  in  such  a  way  that  both  the  fixed  bob 
(red)  and  the  movable  bob  (blue)  are  below 
their corresponding fulcra. 

 

Attach the movable bob in the wedge-shaped 
groove nearest to the fixed bob, i.e. the low-
est one. This position will subsequently be re-
ferred  to  as  measuring  point  1  (even  when 
the  pendulum  rod  is  suspended  above  the 
other fulcrum). 

 

Measure the period of oscillation and make a 
note of it.. 

 

Keep  moving  the  movable  bob  from  one 
groove to the next and secure it (measuring 
points 2 

– 13). In each case, measure the pe-

riod of oscillation and make a note of it. 

 

Now  suspend  the  pendulum  rod  from  the 
bearing plate in such a way that the fixed pen-
dulum bob (red) is above the relevant fulcrum 
and the movable bob (blue) is below its bear-
ing. 

 

Secure  the  movable  pendulum  bob  in  the 
wedge-shaped  groove  nearest  to  the  fixed 
bob,  i.e.  the  highest  one.  This  position  will 
subsequently  be  referred  to  as  measuring 
point 1 (see above). 

 

Measure the period of oscillation and make a 
note of it. 

 

Keep  moving  the  movable  bob  from  one 
groove to the next and secure it (measuring 
points 2 

– 13). In each case, measure the pe-

riod of oscillation and make a note of it. 

 

Plot a graph of the periods of oscillation de-
termined in both sets of measurements as a 
function  of  the  numbers 

n

  of  the  measure-

ments (see Fig. 6). 

Summary of Contents for 1018466

Page 1: ... up the stand on solid level ground and fasten the assembly screws tightly Fasten the securing screw for the movable pendulum bob tightly so that the bob cannot move unchecked Use the adjustment screws in the base plate of the stand to align the bearing plate in such a way that the bearing axes of the pendulum bob can be even Always handle the pendulum with both hands when setting it up or adjusti...

Page 2: ...endulum bob b Pendulum rod c Bearing fulcrum d Latch in positions e Movable pendulum bob f Securing screw g Assembly screws Stand h Stand board i Positioning screws j Stand rod k Stand board l Bearing plate m Spirit level n Floor cover ...

Page 3: ...ration between bearing fulcra 80 cm Fixed pendulum bob 1 4 kg approx Movable pendulum bob 1 0 kg approx Pendulum deflection max 10 cm 5 Set up 5 1 Choice of set up location If the floor on which the equipment is set is springy then the oscillation energy is transferred to the whole stand and measurement errors can then arise Only set up and use the reversible pendulum on solid level ground On smoo...

Page 4: ...blue are below their corresponding fulcra Attach the movable bob in the wedge shaped groove nearest to the fixed bob i e the low est one This position will subsequently be re ferred to as measuring point 1 even when the pendulum rod is suspended above the other fulcrum Measure the period of oscillation and make a note of it Keep moving the movable bob from one groove to the next and secure it meas...

Page 5: ... due to earth s gravity 2 2 0 4 l g T Note To adjust the pendulum so that both peri ods of oscillation are exactly the same it may be necessary to turn the pendulum bob by 180 about the vertical and mount it on the pendulum rod that way round 7 Storage cleaning and disposal Keep the apparatus in a clean dry dust free place Do not use aggressive cleaning agents or sol vents to clean the apparatus I...

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