Forced Oscillators & Resonance

Item Code: SP761

Principle and Working:

The apparatus consists of a mass attached to a spring, which is connected to a cord passing over a pulley and further connected to a drive wheel. The frequency of the drive wheel is displayed in “Hertz” on control unit display. Mass on the spring can be made to oscillate free or when damped in a tube of water. The system can be driven at various frequencies and the amplitude can be measured with a scale.




  • System can be driven at various frequencies.
  • Bright LED display for frequency.
  • Easy to measure Amplitude .
  • Mass on the spring oscillates free or damped in water.

  • To investigate resonance in forced oscillations.
  • To find spring constant of a spring.
  • Frequency Range : 10 to 300 Hz, Initial Frequency 50Hz
  • Power : ON/OFF Switch, 9 VDC
  • Frequency Display : Seven Segment LED Display
  • Keys : Up/Down Navigation Keys to change frequency
  • Weight : 50 gm X 4
  • Scale : Plastic, 10-0-10 cm
  • Pulley : Aluminium, 20mm Dia.
  • motor : 12V, stepper motor
  • Water reservoir : Transparent acrylic Cylinder, 500ml
  • 1 Base unit with frequency generator
  • 1 Spring
  • 4 Weight (50g)
  • 1 Scale (10cm-0-10cm)
  • 1 Power Adapator
  • 1 Thread Roll
  • 1 Acrylic Cylinder with cover
  • 1 Instruction manual
  • Free vibration.
  • Forced vibration.
  • Resonant vibration.
  • Damped vibration.
  • Spring constant.
  • Force vibration.
  • Force vibration.
  • Energy dissipation.