Name: Eddy Current Pendulum

Category: Electricity and Magnetism

Subcategory: Electromagnetic Induction

Classes: PHYS 102/106, PHYS 309

Comments: A sheet of Al swinging in a magnetic field is greatly damped. Slots cut into other end and Al sheet reduce the eddy currents and thus decrease the damping force.

Equipment:

Horseshoe magnet, Eddy Current Pendulum

Location:

H104 E3

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