3B Scientific Electrolytic Trough - Manual

3B SCIENTIFIC ® PHYSICS
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Electrolyte trough U51001
Instruction sheet
02/09 ALF
1 4-mm safety sockets
2 Measuring
electrode
3 Plastic trough
4 Rod electrodes
5 Round electrodes
6 Aluminum ring
7 Insulated cross beam
8 1-millimeter squared graph
paper
9 Stand base
10 Stand rod
1. Safety instructions
• After turning on the power, do not touch the
electrodes!
2. Description
The electrolyte trough set is designed for recording
equipotential field lines of electric fields.
The electrolyte trough consists of a transparent plas-
tic vessel (3) laid on top of 1-mm graph paper (8) and
a measuring electrode (2) mounted on a stand. The
intention is to find points with identical potential
difference. Such points are marked on a second
sheet of graph paper and joined up to form equipo-
tential lines.
In order to show a variety of electrical fields, several
different shapes of electrode (4/5) are provided.
3. Contents
Plastic trough
1 Stand with measuring electrode
2 Rod electrodes
2 Round electrodes
1 Aluminum ring (for a Faraday cage)
20 sheets of 1-mm squared graph paper
4. Technical data
Trough dimensions: 160 mm x 105 mm
5. Principle
Electrical charges generate an electric field, the sha-
pe of which can be shown by drawing equipotential