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Field line unit 06251.88

Operating Instructions

1 PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION is applied to the electrodes, these grains shift to form chains
A spatial electric situation can be described as a model by along the field lines. The cuvette has a ring shaped elec-
means of field lines. The field line unit allows to show the trode which can be earthed if necessary. The fact that the
course of such electric field lines for different kinds of elec- electrodes themselves are not submerged in the castor oil
trodes and to display them with an overhead projector. The assures a fast and clean exchange of electrodes.
list of accessories delivered with field line unit 06251.88 is
found in section 5.1.
The electrodes are impressed as thin, wear resistant con- 2 HANDLING
ducting layers onto Plexiglas plates and are fitted with 4 mm The Plexiglas plate with the electrode configuration which is
connecting sockets. The round flat cuvette which is placed to be used is laid on the working pad of the overhead pro-
on the used electrode plate is filled with castor oil in which jector. The cuvette with castor oil is placed onto the elec-
grains of semolina are regularly distributed. When a voltage trode plate (fill to about 0,5 cm) and a certain amount - not
too many - grains of semolina
are strewn on the castor oil and
distributed uniformly through
stirring. High voltage of 25 kV is
required to operate the field line
unit. This is obtained from high
voltage power supply 13671.93.
It is recommended to use 30 kV
connecting cables (cf. list of ac-
cessories). Van de Graaff gene-
rator 07643.93 can also be used
as a high voltage power supply;
in this case, it is absolutely ne-
cessary to install a static 26 kV
voltmeter 11151.00 in parallel,
as this contains a sphere spark-
gap, which surely avoids higher
voltages than 30 kV. Fig. 2
shows an experimental set-up
with a Van de Graaff generator.

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Indication: 5 ACCESSORIES
The connecting socket of the cuvette may not be placed im- 5.1 List of accessories provided with 06251.88
mediately above conducting paths on the underlying Ple- Electroscope, model 06251.01
xiglas plate (danger of flashover!). Plate capacitor, model 06251.02
Cylindrical capacitor, model 06251.03
Two spheres, model 06251.04
3 SERVICING Sphere before a capacitor plate, model 06251.05
After the experiments, the cuvette must be emptied and Cuvette 06251.06
washed with a normal detergent; a dried mixture of castor
oil and semolina is difficult to remove. If necessary, the Ple- 5.2 To carry out experiments
xiglas plates may also be carefully cleaned. In this case, Semolina, 250 g 06255.00
strong rubbing of the electrodes must be avoided. or grass seeds
Castor oil, 250 ml 31799.27
Caution: high voltage of more than 30 kV destroy the elec- or sanflower oil
trodes. High voltage unit 0 ... 25 kV- 13671.93
or
High voltage unit 0...10kV 13670.93
4 EXPERIMENTING LITERATURE or
Physik in Demonstrationsversuchen, Van de Graaff generator 07643.93
7.-10. Schuljahr, Ausgabe A/B, Band Elektrik 01141.31 Static voltmeter 26 kV 11151.00
Versuchseinheiten Physik, Connecting cable 30 kV, 500 mm 07366.00
Das elektrische Feld 1 16100.01 Connecting cable 30 kV, 1000 mm 07367.00
Overhead projector

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