Physics equipment ID

[Timtam]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone can identify this physics equipment?

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[Graham Kemp]

Tricky. Interesting, but tricky. I can't really place it.

It looks like you have three distinct metal wires (copper, brass, steel?), each with a ring at one end and a brass bar at the other.

Possibly used for heat conductivity demonstrations? Maybe. I don't know.

[Whspa]

Is it for the sonometer?

[dime]

Wires for Youngs Modulus appparatus? Never used it, but I had those too. Chucked them out before the refurb.

[rae]

Hi Tammy, You have Steve Ryde working there don't you??
If so ask him he is a guru of physics.

[lada]

Tammy, let us know, once you have found out.
L

[curie]

Garotting naughty kids?

[smiley]

Love how your mind works, and jealous that you got to say it first!

I would have said an old centripedal force rig, except, as was pointed out, that they are clearly different types of wires. I ask one of my teachers here.

[fibreweb]

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Ours are still in the original box from way back when.
This was the best explanation as to how they would have been used in the labs
http://papers.xtremepapers.com/CIE/Camb ... s_ps_8.pdf

They have not been used in the 14 years I have been here.

[Ocker]

Youngs Modulus= stress/strain by supporting and putting weights on and measure the expansion

[Timtam]

Thank you all so much, now I know what they are stress and strain/measuring expansion

Thank you

[Ocker]

Look up Young's modulus on wikipedia Very comprehencive
Also look up Houndsfield test