Ticker Tape Timer
Product Code : LSK-PL-10322
Ticker Tape Timer (SKU LSK-PL-10322) is a recording timer that prints dots on a moving paper tape, so the spacing between dots shows how far a trolley or falling mass travelled in each fixed time interval. It suits motion practicals in Class 9 and Class 11 physics and first-year college labs. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the timer, in 6 V and 12 V form, at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and prices it for schools, colleges, tender contractors and distributors from the factory.
Specifications
Mechanism, dot rate, terminals and voltage options of the ticker timer are tabulated below. In short, an electromagnet drives a striker that prints each dot through a carbon disc onto the tape; the dot rate follows the 50 or 60 Hz mains frequency, connections use 4 mm terminal sockets, and 6 V and 12 V units are available.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-PL-10322 |
| Drive | Electromagnet activating a striker |
| Marking | Dots printed via a carbon disc onto ticker tape |
| Dot rate | 50–60 Hz, depending on the mains frequency |
| Time between dots | 0.02 s at 50 Hz; about 0.017 s at 60 Hz |
| Terminals | 4 mm terminal sockets |
| Voltage options | 6 V and 12 V units available |
| Uses | Measurement of velocity and acceleration; general timing |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Ticker Tape Timer
The timer turns the path of a moving object into a dot record that students can measure with a ruler such as the Wooden Ruler 1 Metre. From the dot spacing they can calculate average velocity over each interval and, from the change between intervals, acceleration, making uniform and non-uniform motion visible on paper.
- Class 9 motion: telling uniform from non-uniform motion by the dot spacing, then comparing with the steady roll of a Constant Speed Car.
- Class 11 kinematics: equal-interval tape strips for velocity–time charts.
- Measuring the acceleration of a trolley on an inclined runway or of a falling mass.
- General timing of short events where a stopwatch is too coarse.
Standard Scope of Supply
The Ticker Tape Timer is supplied as a single unit as described above, in the 6 V or 12 V version you name on your enquiry. Ticker tape and spare carbon discs can be added to the quotation, so name any consumables you would like priced alongside the timers.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations can be prepared for a single timer or for enough units to equip every bench, and each one sets out the packing, delivery time and price for the quantity requested. Trolleys, runways and other mechanics lab equipment in India can be listed on that quotation too.
As a registered exporter holding an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Tanzania, Uganda, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the Philippines. Say which voltage and how many timers you need in a message from the contact page or in the enquiry cart; motion benches bought by tender go through the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Ticker Tape Timer measure?
It records time intervals as dots on a moving tape. The gaps between dots give the distance travelled per interval, from which students can work out velocity and acceleration.
Is the timer available in 6 V and 12 V versions?
Yes. Both 6 V and 12 V units are made, sharing the same striker and carbon-disc marking. State the voltage you need on your enquiry so the quotation matches your supply.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Ticker timers in both voltages leave the Science Lab Supplies factory in Saha, Ambala, India, which manufactures them and issues the quotation itself rather than through an intermediary.
How are wires connected to the timer?
Through 4 mm terminal sockets for standard plug leads. Connect it only to the voltage marked on the unit, and run the practical under teacher supervision.
Related Motion and Timing Equipment
These seven items share the mechanics bench with the ticker timer: trolleys, a car-and-track set and a Fletcher trolley as moving objects, an air track for low-friction motion, the 12 V black model, and electronic and stopwatch timing for comparing methods, so a full motion practical can go on one quotation.
- Ticker Tape Timer – 12V Black — 12 V unit in black with the same striker and 50–60 Hz dot rate.
- Wooden Dynamics Trolley — paired wooden trolleys on three low-friction wheels with spring plungers.
- Dynamics Car and Inclined Track Set — 120 cm aluminium track and car for motion on an incline.
- Fletcher Trolley — metal trolley on 150 cm steel rails, with scale pan and a steel vibrator.
- Air Track — 2 m anodized aluminium track with gliders and a millimetre ruler on one side.
- Electronic Timer with Photogates — four photogates and an electronic timer for inclined-plane motion.
- Digital Stopwatch — 1/100 s timing with alarm and 24 h clock.
Browse the full Physics Lab range, the Applied Mechanics range for trolleys and inclined planes, or all physics lab equipment.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
