Motorised Gyroscope Apparatus
Product Code : LSK-TOMLE-10618
Motorised Gyroscope Apparatus (SKU LSK-TOMLE-10618) demonstrates the gyroscopic couple: a 250 mm motor-driven rotor, free to turn about three axes, precesses when torque is applied through weights. Mechanical engineering students use it to verify the relation between spin speed, precession speed and applied couple. Science Lab Supplies builds this apparatus at its Saha, Ambala factory in Haryana, India, and sells it straight to engineering colleges, polytechnics, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
The rotor runs in bearings and is driven by a variable-speed motor whose weight is balanced by a counterweight on the opposite side. A dimmerstat controls spin speed, weights of 0.2, 0.5 and 1 kg on a platform apply the couple, and a stopwatch times precession.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-TOMLE-10618 |
| Rotor diameter | 250 mm |
| Freedom | Free about 3 axes of rotation |
| Drive | Variable-speed motor, dimmerstat speed control |
| Weights | 0.2 kg, 0.5 kg and 1 kg, on a weight platform |
| Timing | Stopwatch for angular speed about the precession axis |
| Documentation | Technical manual |
| Services required | 220 V stabilised AC supply with earthing; bench area 0.5 x 0.5 m at working height |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Motorised Gyroscope Apparatus
Students spin the rotor at a set speed, load the weight platform and time the resulting precession. Comparing the measured couple with the product of moment of inertia, spin speed and precession speed verifies the gyroscopic law, a core Theory of Machines practical.
- B.Tech/B.E. mechanical, Theory of Machines: verifying the gyroscopic couple equation.
- Diploma mechanical engineering: identifying spin, precession and couple axes.
- Applied examples: gyroscopic effects on ships, aircraft and vehicles turning at speed.
- Vocational training equipment for TVET mechanical technology programmes.
Keep fingers and loose clothing away from the spinning rotor and change weights only after the speed has been reduced.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each unit comprises the 250 mm rotor in its bearing frame, the variable-speed motor with counterweight, the dimmerstat, the weight platform with 0.2, 0.5 and 1 kg weights, a stopwatch and the technical manual. Not included: a tachometer for measuring spin speed, which can be quoted at extra cost.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
A single gyroscope or a complete set of dynamics units can be quoted, with packing, delivery time and price stated for the quantity. The optional tachometer and other Theory of Machines apparatus from the same range can go on the same quotation from this TVET lab equipment supplier.
As a registered exporter with an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in South Africa, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia and Peru. Start an enquiry on the contact page or through the enquiry cart, and use the lab tender page for tender requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a tachometer supplied with the Motorised Gyroscope Apparatus?
No. The tachometer for measuring rotor speed is listed as a service requirement and can be supplied at extra cost on the same quotation.
What does the apparatus need on site?
A 220 V stabilised AC supply with an earthing connection and a bench area of about 0.5 x 0.5 m at working height.
Does Science Lab Supplies make this gyroscope itself?
Yes. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the apparatus at its factory in Saha, Ambala, India, so pricing and technical questions are answered by the maker.
How is the gyroscopic couple applied?
Weights of 0.2, 0.5 or 1 kg are placed on the weight platform. Their moment about the pivot is the applied couple that makes the spinning rotor precess.
Related Theory of Machines Equipment
The gyroscope pairs naturally with other rotating-body experiments. These four units from the Theory of Machine Lab Equipments range add balancing, governors, Coriolis acceleration and epicyclic gear torque, so a dynamics lab can be quoted as one package.
- Static and Dynamic Balancing Apparatus — balancing rotating masses.
- Motorised Governor Apparatus — governor characteristics.
- Cariollis Component of Acceleration — Coriolis acceleration in rotating arms.
- Epicyclic Gear Train Holding Torque Apparatus — gear-train torques.
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Last updated: 25 September 2026
