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DEM51 Vibrating Filament

Objective:

– To show that the filament is carrying an alternating current.

Apparatus:

  • vibrating filament assembly (2 lamps)
  • bar magnet
  • custom AC & DC power supply
  • isolation transformer

 

Method:

The filament being powered by AC will vibrate 60 times per second when a magnet is brought near it. The DC powered filament will not appreciatively respond to the magnet.

The alternating magnetic field produced by the AC current is responsible for the vibrations in the presence of an external magnetic field.

 

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