Product Details
Tension Protractor
A spring scale and a protractor integrated into one device. Perfect for vector analysis of forces.
Description
The Tension Protractor is a spring scale and a protractor integrated into one device. Perfect for static equilibrium experiments, the rotary dial indicates the tension in the string and the angle is read where the string passes over the degree scale on the outer ring. Since the Tension Protractor is supported on a rod, it has an advantage over other spring scales that tend to weigh down the string, changing the angle.
The string is wrapped once around a small pulley that is spring-loaded. The torsion spring scale is carefully calibrated at the factory and can be zeroed by the user using the thumb screw on the back. The red arrow that indicates tension is color-coded to match the Newton scale.
Even if the mounting rod is not plumb, the Tension Protractor’s degree scale can be adjusted to read 90 degrees vertically by rotating the outer ring until the string with a hanging mass aligns with 90 degrees.
