====== Magnetic Fields II: Field Measurements and Resonance ====== ---- ==== Common area ==== * Extra parts: * Set of Helmholtz coils (three styles available -- one in each room) * Function generator (modified or unmodified) * BNC to double banana jack adapter * Small green "transistorized" variable power supplies * Compass * Level * Small neodymium magnet in holder * Plastic ruler * Mu-metal strip * Multimeter (new style) * Multimeter (old black style, for use measuring frequency) | {{:phylabs:lab_courses:phys-120_130-wiki-home:winter-experiments:magnetic-fields-ii_field-measurements-and-resonance:comm_area.jpg?direct&400|}} | ==== Individual station ==== * Set of Helmholtz coils (three styles available -- one in each room) * Function generator (modified or unmodified) * BNC to double banana jack adapter * Small green "transistorized" variable power supplies * Compass * Level * Small neodymium magnet in holder * Plastic ruler * Mu-metal strip * Multimeter (new style) * Multimeter (old black style, for use measuring frequency) | {{:phylabs:lab_courses:phys-120_130-wiki-home:winter-experiments:magnetic-fields-ii_field-measurements-and-resonance:individual.jpg?direct&400|}} | To check: * Check the multimeters to make sure there aren't blown 500 mA fuses. * Make sure compasses are aligned with north. (If reversed or if not responsive to Earth's field, jiggle a neodymium magnet aggressively back and forth along the face of the compass until needle returns to correct orientation.)