Air Cushion Platform with Inkjet Pucks

The Air Cushion Platform with Inkjet Pucks is a versatile kit designed to accommodate a wide range of motion-based experiments. It includes a vast array of contents for testing, teaching, and experimenting on topics including Newton's equations of motion, uniform motion in a straight line, centre of mass motion, and more.

Key Features of the Air Cushion Platform

• Matte black aluminium with a stabilising honeycombed interior structure
• Equipped with profile rails on both sides for attaching accessories
• Feet can be adjusted for horizontal precision
• Platform surface features rubber edging with four holders in the corner to stay stretched in place
• Inkjet pucks feature a micropump motor to generate compressed air for floating across recording paper on a cushion of air
• Puck motion is recorded by an inkjet onto standard DIN A1 paper on the tabletop
• Pucks also contain a conventional print cartridge; motion can be recorded in either red or black 
• Motion can also be followed with a high-speed camera (sold separately); pucks include bi-coloured LEDs for this purpose
• Time difference between pulses can be set to between 20 and 100ms in steps of 5ms
• Two special boards with moistening pads for storing pucks to prevent ink drying out
• Airtight lockable storage box allows print cartridges to be stored separately from pucks
• Charge status and connectors for charging table located on top of the pucks
• Built-in power supply with replaceable NiMH batteries rated at 9V mAh

Experiment Topics

The Air Cushion Platform can be used to conduct a wide range of experiments, making it ideal for testing hypotheses and as a teaching aid. Suitable experiment topics are as follows:

• Newton‘s equations of motion
• Uniform motion in a straight line
• Motion with uniform acceleration
• Centre of mass motion
• Motion in circles and parabolae
• Inclined planes
• Conservation of momentum and energy
• Elastic and inelastic collisions between objects of equal and unequal mass

Included with the Air Cushion Platform

Providing a versatile kit that can be used to conduct a wide range of tests and monitoring, the Air Cushion Platform includes an array of items. The contents include:

• 1 x Air cushion platform (935x750 mm2)
• 50 x Sheets of paper (DIN A1)
• 2 x Inkjet pucks (100 x 95mm)
• 1 x Black print cartridge
• 1 x Red print cartridge
• 2 x NiMH rechargeable batteries (9V, 300 mAh)
• 1 x Plug-in power supply (12V 500 mA) with split charging cable for two inkjet pucks
• 2 x Storage boards for inkjet pucks with moistening pads
• 1 x Infra-red remote control
• 1 x Set of accessories for motion of the edge of an inkjet puck
• 1 x Set of accessories for centre of mass motion of two coupled inkjet pucks
• 1 x Set of accessories for uniformly accelerated motion (3 single 5 cN weights, pulley, cord)
• 1 x Set of accessories for motion on an inclined plane
• 1 x Set of accessories for circular motion
• 2 x Foam plastic rings for elastic collisions
• 2 x Velcro strips for inelastic collisions
• 2 x Extra weights (200g)
• 1 x Launching mechanism
• 1 x Airtight storage box for print cartridge

Delivery Information

The Air Cushion Platform with Inkjet Pucks is usually delivered within 3 to 5 working days of ordering via UPS courier.

If you would like up to the minute delivery and tracking information for your order, please contact the Lab World Customer Care Team by telephone on 020 7501 1105 or by email using the form below. We look forward to helping you with your enquiry.