Electrical Gyroscope Apparatus

Features:
Variable speed motor mounted in a dual axis bearing.
Separate hand-held optical tachometer.
Adjustable masses to produce balance, and positive and negative torque position  
Includes spreadsheet discs files for data analysis
Removable gyroscope for demonstration of nutation effects.

Experimental Capability:
Investigates behaviour of a suspended gyroscope
Demonstrates relationships between gyro speed and torque, precession and nutation  
Experiments on fundamentals of gyroscopic motion.

Gyroscope assembly comprising of disc rotor of approximately 150 mm diameter mounted on a low voltage d.c. motor and furnished with pivot bearings and counter masses, complete with support column, and integral power pack for bench mounting and supplied complete with Hand-Held Optical Tachometer.