For the demonstration of the effects of eddy currents and braking. A pendulum object composed of a solid steel plate swings back and forth between the poles of an electromagnet with the power switched off. When the magnet is switched on, the pendulum motion of the object comes to an almost immediate halt. If the plate contains slots more time elapses before the plate stops moving, i.e. the braking effect is severely reduced. The equipment set consists of a pendulum rod and four aluminum pendulum plates with various shapes: rectangle, rectangle with slits, circular disk, ring and ring with slits.
![Waltenhofen’s Pendulum, 1000993 [U8497500], Induction](/imagelibrary/U8497500/U8497500_01_Waltenhofen-s-Pendulum.jpg)
![Waltenhofen’s Pendulum, 1000993 [U8497500], Induction](/imagelibrary/U8497500/U8497500_02_Waltenhofen-s-Pendulum.jpg)
![Waltenhofen’s Pendulum, 1000993 [U8497500], Induction](/thumblibrary/U8497500/U8497500_01_1200_1200_Waltenhofen-s-Pendulum.jpg)
![Waltenhofen’s Pendulum, 1000993 [U8497500], Induction (Small)](/thumblibrary/U8497500/U8497500_02_1200_1200_Waltenhofen-s-Pendulum.jpg)
![Coil D with 1200 Turns, 1000989 [U8497440], Demountable Transformer D](/thumblibrary/U8497440/U8497440_01_140_140_Coil-D-with-1200-Turns.jpg)
![DC Power Supply 20 V, 5 A, 1003311 [U33020-115], Power Supplies](/thumblibrary/U33020-115/U33020-115_01_140_140_DC-Power-Supply-20-V-5-A.jpg)
![DC Power Supply 20 V, 5 A
(230 V, 50/60 Hz), 1003312 [U33020-230], Power Supplies](/thumblibrary/U33020-230/U33020-230_01_140_140_DC-Power-Supply-20-V-5-A-230-V-5060-Hz.jpg)
![Pair of Pole Shoes D, 1000978 [U8497200], Demountable Transformer D](/thumblibrary/U8497200/U8497200_01_140_140_Pair-of-Pole-Shoes-D.jpg)
![Set of 15 Experiment Leads, 75 cm 1 mm², 1002840 [U13800], Circuits](/thumblibrary/U13800/U13800_01_140_140_Set-of-15-Experiment-Leads-75-cm-1-mm.jpg)
![Stainless Steel Rod 750 mm, 1002935 [U15003], Stainless Steel Rod](/thumblibrary/U15003/U15003_01_140_140_Stainless-Steel-Rod-750-mm.jpg)
![Tripod Stand 150 mm, 1002835 [U13270], Bases](/thumblibrary/U13270/U13270_01_140_140_Tripod-Stand-150-mm.jpg)
![U-core D, 1000976 [U8497180], Demountable Transformer D](/thumblibrary/U8497180/U8497180_01_140_140_U-core-D.jpg)
![Universal Clamp, 1002830 [U13255], Clamps](/thumblibrary/U13255/U13255_01_140_140_Universal-Clamp.jpg)
![Experiment: Waltenhofen’s Pendulum (230 V, 50/60 Hz), 8000632 [UE3040400-230], Induction](/thumblibrary/UE3040400-230/UE3040400-230_01_140_140_Experiment-Waltenhofen-s-Pendulum-230-V-5060-Hz.jpg)
![Experiment: Waltenhofen’s Pendulum (115 V, 50/60 Hz), 8000631 [UE3040400-115], Induction](/thumblibrary/UE3040400-115/UE3040400-115_01_140_140_Experiment-Waltenhofen-s-Pendulum-115-V-5060-Hz.jpg)
![Set of 15 Safety Experiment Leads, 75 cm, 2.5 mm², 1002843 [U138021], Circuits](/thumblibrary/U138021/U138021_01_140_140_Set-of-15-Safety-Experiment-Leads-75-cm-25-mm.jpg)
![Pair of Clamps D, 1000977 [U8497181], Demountable Transformer D](/thumblibrary/U8497181/U8497181_01_140_140_Pair-of-Clamps-D.jpg)
![Oersted's Device, 1009710 [U29310], Magnetism](/thumblibrary/U29310/U29310_01_140_140_Oersteds-Device.jpg)
![Metal Ring for Thomson Coil, 1000992 [U8497470], Demountable Transformer D](/thumblibrary/U8497470/U8497470_01_140_140_Metal-Ring-for-Thomson-Coil.jpg)
![Stainless Steel Rod 1000 mm, 1002936 [U15004], Rods](/thumblibrary/U15004/U15004_01_140_140_Stainless-Steel-Rod-1000-mm.jpg)
![Force on a Conductor in a Magnetic Field, 1003251 [U30065], Magnetic Fields](/thumblibrary/U30065/U30065_01_140_140_Force-on-a-Conductor-in-a-Magnetic-Field.jpg)
![Digital Multimeter P3340, 1002785 [U118091], Hand-held Digital Measuring Instruments](/thumblibrary/U118091/U118091_01_140_140_Digital-Multimeter-P3340.jpg)
![Barrel Foot, 1 kg, 1002834 [U13265], Bases](/thumblibrary/U13265/U13265_01_140_140_Barrel-Foot-1-kg.jpg)
![Precision Dynamometer 5 N, 1003106 [U20034], Dynamometers](/thumblibrary/U20034/U20034_01_140_140_Precision-Dynamometer-5-N.jpg)
![Set of Helical Springs for Hooke‘s Law, 1003376 [U40816], Coil Springs](/thumblibrary/U40816/U40816_01_140_140_Set-of-Helical-Springs-for-Hooke-s-Law.jpg)
![Helmholtz Coils, 300 mm, 1000906 [U8481500], Induction](/thumblibrary/U8481500/U8481500_01_140_140_Helmholtz-Coils-300-mm.jpg)
![Precision Dynamometer 2 N, 1003105 [U20033], Dynamometers](/thumblibrary/U20033/U20033_01_140_140_Precision-Dynamometer-2-N.jpg)
![Height Measuring Ruler, 1 m, 1000743 [U8401560], Measurement of Length](/thumblibrary/U8401560/U8401560_01_140_140_Height-Measuring-Ruler-1-m.jpg)