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Barlow's Wheel

SKU PH0843
  • Barlow's wheel is a historical demonstration experiment of Lorentz force generated by currents flowing between the polar expansions of a magnet.
  • The item is equipped with neodinium-ironboron magnets that generate a strong magnetic field over the wheel that is therefore set in motion when crossed by currents.
  • Barlow's Wheels is an impressive piece of apparatus constituted by a wheel on low friction suspensions.
  • Wheel does not spin when batteries are installed - This demonstrates the magnetic resistance due to electricity being applied
  • 4 AA batteries are required for operation of the Barlow Batteries not included

Discover Lorentz force without using mercury. Barlow's wheel is a historical demonstration experiment of Lorentz force generated by currents flowing between the polar expansions of a magnet. Barlow's Wheels is an impressive piece of apparatus constituted by a wheel on low friction suspensions. The item is equipped with neodinium-ironboron magnets that generate a strong magnetic field over the wheel that is therefore set in motion when crossed by currents.

Height6
Length9
Weight2.5
Width8
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