Ticker Tape Timer
Product Specification Sheet
Ticker Tape Timer
Model Number: MTM-82
The Ticker Tape Timer from Micro Technologies is a laboratory timing apparatus designed for measuring and analyzing velocity, acceleration, and linear motion by producing regularly spaced carbon dots on moving ticker tape. The MT-10540 operates on 6–9 V DC, produces approximately 25 or 40 dots per second, and is housed in a sturdy plastic case. It is supplied with a 38 mm carbon disc and ticker tape roll approximately 15 mm × 30 m.
Product Specification
The Ticker Tape Timer from Micro Technologies is a mechanical-electrical motion recording apparatus designed for quantitative investigations of velocity and acceleration. It creates a sequence of dots at regular time intervals on a moving strip of ticker tape, providing a permanent physical record of an object's motion.
The MT-10540 uses a vibrating striker mechanism to mark dots on the tape through a carbon disc. As the tape passes through the timer, successive dots are produced at known time intervals. The spacing between these marks can then be measured to analyze how the velocity of the attached moving object changes with time.
The apparatus can produce approximately 25 or 40 dots per second, depending on the operating configuration. Because the time between successive dots is known, displacement measurements taken from the tape can be converted into velocity and acceleration data.
For uniform motion, approximately equal spacing between consecutive dots indicates relatively constant velocity. Increasing spacing indicates acceleration, while decreasing spacing indicates deceleration. This provides a direct and easily measurable record of linear motion.
The timer operates from a 6–9 V DC power supply, making it suitable for integration with common low-voltage laboratory power sources. Its mechanism is enclosed in a sturdy plastic housing for convenient bench-top operation.
A 38 mm diameter carbon disc is used to produce clear marks on the tape. The apparatus is also supplied with a ticker tape roll approximately 15 mm wide and 30 metres long, allowing multiple experimental runs to be performed.
The Ticker Tape Timer can be incorporated into experiments involving uniform motion, accelerated motion, gravitational acceleration, dynamics carts, inclined-plane motion, velocity-time relationships, and basic kinematics.
Manufactured and supplied by Micro Technologies, the Ticker Tape Timer is suitable for physics laboratories, mechanics laboratories, dynamics laboratories, research facilities, and other environments requiring practical motion analysis.
Features
- Regular-interval ticker tape marking
- Carbon-dot recording method
- Approximately 25 or 40 dots per second
- Suitable for velocity measurement
- Suitable for acceleration experiments
- 6–9 V DC operation
- Sturdy plastic housing
- 38 mm diameter carbon disc
- Ticker tape roll supplied
- Approximately 15 mm wide tape
- Approximately 30 m tape length
- Produces a permanent motion record
- Compact bench-top design
- Suitable for repeated kinematics experiments
Benefits
- Provides a visible record of an object's motion
- Enables quantitative velocity calculations
- Useful for determining acceleration
- Known dot frequency simplifies time calculations
- Helps analyze uniform and non-uniform motion
- Physical tape record can be measured after the experiment
- Low-voltage operation is convenient for laboratory setups
- Suitable for a wide variety of mechanics experiments
Product Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Ticker Tape Timer |
| Model No. | MT-10540 |
| Product Type | Motion Recording Timer |
| Recording Method | Carbon Dots on Tape |
| Dot Frequency | 25 or 40 dots/sec |
| Operating Voltage | 6–9 V DC |
| Housing | Sturdy Plastic Case |
| Carbon Disc Diameter | 38 mm |
| Tape Width | Approx. 15 mm |
| Tape Length | Approx. 30 m |
| Primary Measurements | Velocity & Acceleration |
| Primary Application | Motion & Kinematics Experiments |
Supplied Accessories
| Accessory | Specification |
|---|---|
| Carbon Disc | 38 mm diameter |
| Ticker Tape Roll | Approx. 15 mm × 30 m |
Available Model
| Model No. | Product |
|---|---|
| MT-10540 | Ticker Tape Timer |
Applications
- Velocity measurement
- Acceleration measurement
- Linear motion experiments
- Uniform motion investigations
- Accelerated motion experiments
- Deceleration studies
- Kinematics experiments
- Dynamics cart investigations
- Inclined-plane experiments
- Displacement-time analysis
- Velocity-time investigations
- General mechanics experiments
Available Variants
Ticker Tape Timer, Ticker Timer, Motion Recording Timer, Velocity Ticker Timer, Acceleration Ticker Timer, Physics Laboratory Ticker Timer, Kinematics Timer, Dynamics Ticker Tape Apparatus
SKU System
MT-TTT-10540
FAQs
What is the MT-10540 Ticker Tape Timer used for?
The MT-10540 is used to produce dots at known time intervals on moving ticker tape, allowing velocity, acceleration, displacement, and other motion characteristics to be investigated.
What is the operating voltage of the Ticker Tape Timer?
The apparatus operates on a 6–9 V DC power supply.
How many dots per second does it produce?
The MT-10540 can produce approximately 25 or 40 dots per second, depending on the operating configuration.
How does a Ticker Tape Timer measure velocity?
The distance between successive dots represents the displacement during a known time interval. Measuring this spacing allows the velocity of the moving object to be calculated.
Can acceleration be measured using the apparatus?
Yes. Changes in the spacing between successive dots can be analyzed to determine acceleration or deceleration.
What size carbon disc is supplied?
A 38 mm diameter carbon disc is supplied with the apparatus.
Is ticker tape included?
Yes. The apparatus is supplied with a ticker tape roll approximately 15 mm wide and 30 metres long.
Why Choose Our Products
- Manufactured and supplied by Micro Technologies
- Model MT-10540
- 25 or 40 dots-per-second operation
- Suitable for velocity and acceleration experiments
- Low-voltage 6–9 V DC operation
- Carbon disc and ticker tape supplied
- Durable laboratory configuration
- Bulk, OEM, institutional, and distributor supply available
Call to Action
Choose the Ticker Tape Timer – MT-10540 from Micro Technologies for practical and quantitative velocity, acceleration, and motion experiments. Contact us for competitive pricing, replacement ticker tapes and carbon discs, institutional procurement, bulk orders, OEM requirements, distributor supply, and customized quotations.
