PASCO ME-8960 DEMONSTRATION GYROSCOPE - Manual (Page 7)

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012-05327B Demonstration Gyroscope
Assembly
cast iron “A” base
“E” ring for
rotating axle
rotating axle
rotating disk
900g
counterweight
thumbscrew
30g
counterweight
gyroscope axle
thumbscrew
flat of
rotating axle
Figure 1: Demonstration Gyroscope Assembly
“E” rings (2) for
rotating disk
thumbscrew
add-on mass
ME-8960 Demonstration Gyroscope
Assembling the Demonstration Gyroscope
➀
Insert the cylindrical end of the vertical shaft into
the bearings on the top-side of the A-shaped iron
base. Secure the shaft in place by inserting the re-
taining ring in the slot at the bottom of the shaft.
See Figure 1.
➁ Attach the gyroscope axle to the vertical shaft and
tighten the thumb screw against the flat side of the
“D” on the vertical shaft.
➂
Slide the smaller of the two counterweights (30g)
onto the long side of the gyroscope axle and tighten
the thumbscrew. Then slide the larger of the two
counterweights (900g) onto the same end of the
shaft and tighten its thumbscrew.
➃
Put the disk on the other end of the gyroscope axle
with the pulley side of the disk facing the center of
the gyro. Secure the disk in place with the retaining
rings (2). See Figure 1.
➄
Screw the thumbscrew into the end of the shaft un-
til the nut is tight against the end of the shaft
ME-8960 DEMONSTRA
TION
GYROSCOPE