Electric Circuits Equipment
 This is the equipment needed for the electric circuits experiments. Everything but the batteries are in the lab kit. The student has the responsibility to provide the batteries. |
| Item | Photo | Description | Notes |
Multimeter |
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The multimeter is used to measure resistance, voltage, and current. Your kit has one of the two types shown to the left. Two probes, one red and the other black, are included. |
Use this according to the instructions in the multimeter tutorial. Turn off the multimeter when not in use. Stow the cables neatly. |
Battery holder |
Type I |
There are 2 types of battery holders. Your lab kit will have one type or the other. Type 1 includes a long plastic cylinder split down the middle, 5 aluminum separators, and a rubber band or two. |
When storing the battery holder, either remove the batteries or make sure that the electrical contacts don't come in contact with metallic objects.
The corners of the plastic compartments are sharp. Be careful when handling the compartments. |
4 of these (blue or yellow): Type 2 |
Type 2 includes 4 plastic holders, either blue or yellow, for one battery each. | ||
| 4 D cell batteries |
4 of these |
These must be D size. | You'll need to buy these. It's important that they're fresh. |
5 alligator clip wires |
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You should have 4 or 5 of these wires in various colors in the white box. | |
Light bulb holder with bulb |
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There is a battery holder and one or two bulbs in the white box. |
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| Selection of resistors from 560 to 10,000 Ω |  |
These should be taped to a card in the white box with the spring. |
