3B Scientific Watt’s Governor User Manual
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4. Experiment procedure
In order to conduct the experiment, the following
apparatus is additionally required:
1 Experiment motor with
transmission U10375
1 DC power supply 0–20 V (230 V)
U33020-230
or
1 DC power supply 0–20 V (115 V)
U33020-115
1 Stand base:
U13271
Experiment leads
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Set up the experiment motor on a stand base.
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Insert the axle of the Watt governor deep into
the chuck of the experiment motor and clamp
it tight.
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Connect the experiment motor to a power
supply.
•
Initially set the output voltage to 0 and then
turn on the power.
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To increase the speed, gradually increase the
output voltage and observe how Watt’s gov-
erner changes its angle.
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Fig. 1: Experiment set-up for Watt’s governor