1003496 / U45054 Magdeburg Plates
Instruction Sheet
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Complete set of equipment for conducting Guericke's
historical experiment to show the effect of atmospheric
pressure. The experiment can be performed as a dem-
onstration or as a student practical.
1. Safety Instructions
Do not try to pry the two evacuated hemispheres
apart using tools.
Do not try to separate the hemispheres using ropes
or similar, because when they do separate they can
turn into projectiles.
Ample space should be left behind the persons try-
ing to separate the Magdeburg plates
Do not use excessive force when connecting the
hose. Do not use any more force than you can gen-
erate from your fingers to connect the hose.
When ventilating the hemispheres hold on tight to
the apparatus so that you can avoid any damage
from the hemispheres falling.
Be careful not to scratch the inner surfaces of the
plates.
To clean, only use warm water with a small amount
of washing-up liquid. Never use solvents.
Description, technical data
The Magdeburg plates kit consists of two transparent
acrylic plates with handles and a rubber sealing ring to
be placed between them. They can be pushed to-
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Hose with T-piece and valve
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Hose with valve
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Transparent acrylic plate with flange for hose attachment
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Transparent acrylic plate
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Rubber sealing rings
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T-piece
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Spare hose connector
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Hand pump
gether with a coarse vacuum between them. Sealing
rings of two different sizes allow comparison between
the effects of atmospheric for two differing contact areas.
One plate is equipped with a flange for attach-ing a
plastic hose so that a vacuum can be generated.
Evacuation is performed using a simple hand pump. This
can be connected via a plastic-hose with a built-in valve.
An additional T-piece allows a pressure sen-sor (e.g.
U44220) to be connected for measuring pres-sure in
conjunction with a suitable interface (e.g. LabPro
U44000).
The advantage of the Magdeburg plates over the hemi-
spheres usually used in lessons is that, due to the flat
design, all forces act parallel to the plates allowing the
forces to be calculated easily.
Transparent acrylic plates: 13 mm x 97 mm Ø
Sealing rings:
2.1 Scope of delivery
2 Transparent acrylic plates with handles
2 Rubber sealing rings of different diameters
1 Hand pump in storage case
1 Hose with valve
1 Hose with T-piece and valve
1 T-piece
1 Spare hose connector
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5 mm x 85 mm Ø
inside
and 95 mm Ø
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outside
mm x 50 mm Ø
inside
and 60 mm Ø
outside