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Light Box & Optical Set 2.0
Item # P2-9580
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$139.00
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This affordable Light Box and Optical Set makes it easy to perform experiments involving the optics of lenses, mirrors, and prisms, as well as providing a versatile way to display primary and secondary colors; and both additive and subtractive color mixing.
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Everything you need to conduct dozens of ray optics and color experiments in one easy-to-use kit!
This affordable Light Box and Optical Set makes it easy to perform experiments involving the optics of lenses, mirrors, and prisms, as well as providing a versatile way to display primary and secondary colors; and both additive and subtractive color mixing. The double-ended light box contains a 12V/20W halogen lamp powered by a wall-mount AC adapter and cooled by a built-in fan. One end carries a cylindrical lens and slots for mounting the three slit diaphragms for ray optics. The other end carries two adjustable mirrors and an open area for color mixing and subtraction.
The complete set comes with a comprehensive assortment of lenses, prisms, acrylic blocks, mirrors, slit plates, color filters, and color paddles along with a manual of experiments. It comes in a sturdy box with molded storage inserts.
Products being sold are not toys. They are for Educational / Laboratory use only. They are not for use by children 12 and under.
What’s Included
- Light box with mirrors and lens
- Power supply (12VDC,2A)
- Blank diaphragm
- Ray diaphragm set:
- Circular hole & wide slit
- Single & double slits
- 3 & 5 slits
- Opaque color paddle set
NOTE: Magnetic whiteboard is not included.
Features & Specs
Features:
- Create single or multiple parallel, convergent or divergent beams.
- Blend up to three colors on a screen to study color mixing.
- Create and test complex light paths from theoretical layouts.
- Perform many more light and color experiments.
Specifications:
1. Light box:
- Dimensions: 15 cm x 9.5 cm x 8.8 cm (6” x 3¾” x 3½”) with mirrors closed
- Mirror size: 9 cm x 6.4 cm (3⅝” x 2½”)
- Weight: 340 g (0.75 lb)
- Lamp: 12V d.c./20W halogen lamp with adjustable holder for focus
- Built-in 12V d.c. cooling fan
- Magnetic base for attachment to steel-based surfaces
- Wall-mounted power supply for 110VAC input with 1.5 m (5’) cord
- Provision for two 62 mm x 62 mm (2⅜”) filters in each of four apertures and a cylindrical lens at one end.
2. Optical elements:
- All optical elements are 23 mm (⅞”) thick and have built-in fixing magnets and white-painted bottom surfaces (mirror holders unpainted)
- Lenses are 75 mm (3”) wide
- Rectangular block is 75 mm x 50 mm (3” x 2”)
- Prism sides:
- equilateral: 60 mm (2⅜”)
- right angle: 50 mm (2”)
- 30°-60°-90°: 38 mm—62 mm—73 mm (1½, 2⅜, 2⅞”)
- Plane mirror: 10 cm (4”) wide
- Adjustable concave/convex mirror:
- Width: 135 mm (5¼”)
- Approx. radii: 60 mm, 90mm, 170mm
- Rectangular trough: 75 mm x 50 mm (3”x 2”); Usable volume: 61 ml
- Refractive index of the acrylic material: approx. 1.49
3. Filters & Diaphragms:
- All filters and diaphragms are 62 mm (2⅜”) wide
- 1 blank diaphragm for blocking light in unwanted directions
- 2 diaphragms with narrow slits (1.28 mm/0.05” wide):
- one slit, two slits 28 mm/1.11” apart
- three slits 14 mm/0.55” apart, five slits 8.5 mm/0.33” apart
- 1 diaphragm with a wide slit (9 mm/0.35”) and a 15mm/0.59” hole
- Set of 7 color filters:
- red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, orange
- Set of 7 color paddles:
- red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, orange
Accessories
| Order Qty | Price | Qty for Discount | Discount Price | Total Savings | ||||
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Magnetic Whiteboard Item # P2-9585 |
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$29.95 | 6 | $27.30 | ||
Replacements
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Replacement Halogen Bulb for Light Box 2.0 Item # P2-9580-01 |
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$1.95 | ||||
