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Introduction – PASCO ME-8960 DEMONSTRATION GYROSCOPE User Manual

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Demonstration Gyroscope

Introduction

The PASCO ME-8960 Gyroscope has an open design
that makes all the parts easily accessible to the student.
The gyroscope consists of a disk that can be rotated by
hand or by pulling a string that is wrapped around the
pulley. A movable counterweight balances the disk.

The small counterweight is used to make fine adjust-
ments to the balance. An add-on mass can be easily
placed on the end of the shaft to cause a torque and
precession. The rotational inertia of the disk is easily
obtained by accelerating the disk using a string around
the pulley that is attached to the disk.