Museum Exhibits

Laser Harps

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:56:02 +0000

A mystical,beautiful, and eye capturing Laser Harp exhibit, fun for all. Great for themed exhibits and functions.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Model PL Laser Harp Controller LH1
AC input voltage for switching Adapter: AC 110-240VAC 50/60Hz
DC output voltage: 12V, min 1200mA
Sensor signal connector: Female 8P8C modular connector for Cat5 UTP cables
Laser projector connector: Female DB-25 ILDA
MIDI signal connector: Female 5-pin DIN
Footswitch connector: Female Stereo TRS 6,35mm
Power output: W
Dimensions (LxWxH):
Controller box: 20,0×12,3×4,6 cm (7,9×4,8×1,8 inches)
Sensor box: 14,8×9,4×10,1 cm (5,8×3,7×4,0 inches)
Weight:
Controller box: 761 g
Sensor box: 669 g

LED colored lights

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:17:27 +0000

From a scientific perspective, this ʻChroMagicalʼ
light fixture can be thought of as the inverse of a prism.
When white light passes through a prism, each of the
constituent colors bends a slightly different amount,
producing a rainbow. In our case, when the red, green and blue lights all
shine together on a white surface, they blend together to look white (not
pure white, but close).
The shadows cast by this light are black at the center, where all three colors
are blocked. But at the edges, some interesting effects are seen.
When only the blue light is blocked, the green and red light mixes to form
yellow. Where the green is missing, the red and blue form magenta, and
where red is missing, green and blue make cyan. (These three colors,
cyan, yellow and magenta, are the three inks used in color printers; by
mixing them in different amounts, any color of the rainbow can be created.)
You also see pure red, blue and green shadows where both of the other
colors are blocked.
This type of exhibit is usually set up with the light shining on a white wall or
screen. The visitors stand in front of the screen and see their shadows on
it. The area should be as dark as possible, since any stray light will cast its
own shadows and reduce the visual impact of the colors. If possible, the
floor and ceiling and other surfaces around the screen should be flat black
to minimize reflections. A dimly lit corner or hallway is perfect. For evaluation,
you can mount the light to a camera tripod using the ¼-20 thumbscrew
in the mounting bracket, or just hang it over a table from above. Experiment
with different working distances. As shipped, the LEDs inside the fixture
are mounted near the opening of the can, which produces a wide
beam. You can get a narrower beam by moving the LEDs deeper into the
can using one of the other two sets of holes along the side.

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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Seeing the Brain

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:00:33 +0000

This exhibit includes various brain specimens including a life size model of a human brain that visitors can touch to understand its shape and weight. Also, in the exhibit is an experiment testing focusing and accommodation, a test for finding one’s blind spot, and a procedure that shows the viewer the iris in action

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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Ven De Graaff

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:06:18 +0000

Model HV-600 is a powerful and spectacular Van de Graaff generator designed for exciting science museum presentations. This machine stands 38 inches tall and weighs 25 lbs. This belt-driven Van de Graaff generator produces over 600,000 Volts every ¾ of a second. It produces powerful sparks to a grounded terminal which is provided in our standard model DK-100 Van de Graaff accessories kit. This kit also provides a hand-held ground sphere and a “stand-on” platform for the exciting hair-standing experiments.

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Electrical Requirements: Model HV-600 operates off a standard 120 Volt, 50/60 Hz. electric outlet. Current draw is a modest 9 Amperes.
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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Dancing Trees

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:54:07 +0000

At this amazing artwork created by David Durlach of Technofrolics, visitors are captivated as an array of 64 magnetic “creatures” dance to music. The 64 magnets are covered with iron dust that responds to changes in the magnetic field produced by 16 electromagnets beneath the surface of the exhibit. The electromagnets are computer-controlled and synchronized to the musical selection playing; as they pulse, the magnetic fields they produce cause the iron dust to rise, fall and ripple in amazingly beautiful patterns that make the fields visible. There are four musical tracks from which the visitor can choose. The magnet array itself is housed inside a clear cover so it can be viewed from all sides, while the computer and power supplies are housed in the base of the cabinet. This is a wonderfully strange and creative expression of magnetic fields that both entrances visitors and expands their thinking about the possibilities of physics and its applications.

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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Build your own Coaster

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:42:00 +0000

This interactive, hands-on experience involves the
creation of your own Roller Coaster – from design to
testing and then re-testing. What makes the best design?
Where does the ball get its energy from? How many
different coasters can you build?
Providing this experience for your visitor will give them a
chance to make discoveries about force and energy,
about friction and stability, while at the same time having
a lot of fun.
Packaged as a double set, this exhibit connects play and
learning together, giving the visitor a chance to develop
their skills of observation, investigation and
experimentation.

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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Bosun Chair

Katherin Canton — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:11:19 +0000

This exhibit demonstrates the mechanical advantage of rope and pulley systems with three chairs equipped with different arrangements of a fixed pulley and a movable pulley attached to the top of each chair. Visitors sit in each chair and hoist themselves up approximately 10 inches. The simplest pulley arrangement gives the visitor a 2:1 advantage to lift himself along with the 50 pound chair, so the effort required for lifting is close to the visitor’s weight. Another chair has a pulley arrangement with a mechanical advantage of 4:1 and the third chair is 6:1 for the easiest lifting effort.

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Stream Table

Katherin Canton — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:59:54 +0000

Every kid knows just how much fun and rewarding it is to shape
and reshape worlds with sand and water. With the Stream Table,
visitors of all ages quickly learn to appreciate both the power of
flowing water and the subtle elegance of the patterns that it carves.

Visitors operate taps to make a small sprinkler send water down a
four-percent grade covered with fine sand.As the water twists and
turns down The Stream Table, it shapes landscape on a micro-scale
representation of the real world. Watercourses appear and disappear,
fine sediment is deposited and eroded, and obstacles are undercut
and carried away.

Includes
Stainless steel tank Support structure
Filters and pump Settling tank
English or French signage copy

Height: 3ft
Width: 2.5ft
Length: 20ft
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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Bed of Nails

Katherin Canton — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:56:18 +0000

Take it easy! Your visitors are perfectly safe. That’s the point:
3,500 points actually.
A visitor stretches out on a perforated acrylic platform. Automated
hydraulics push 3,500 steel nails up through the holes, lifting the
visitor off of the platform and safely onto a bed of nails. This exhibit
safely and effectively demonstrates an important concept of
construction and engineering: the principle of force per unit area.
One of the most popular exhibits we have in our center, you’ll be
lucky if you don’t have to wait in line to try it.

Includes
Hydraulic lift with 125 amp outlet 3,500 nails
English or French signage copy and Acrylic cover

Height: 2 feet
Width: 2 feet
Length: 6.5 feet
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Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit

Flight Simulator

Katherin Canton — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:52:58 +0000

Your visitors will love the realistic controls, the wind
in their face, and the responsiveness of the model airplane.
Our flight simulator exhibit performs better than any other on the
market, offering a fun and exciting flying experience suitable for
visitors of all ages. Even professional flyers tell us it is an excellent
interpretation of the real thing.

Other simulators tether their aircraft from above and use a bank of
muffin fans to create air flow. This airflow is very turbulent. Our
design has a wind tunnel with “air straighteners” and our plane
“floats”on a weighted counterbalance.

In our research, we have found the key cause of breakage in other
flight simulators is the force exerted on the controls by visitors to
compensate for the unresponsiveness of the plane. Our flight
simulator is truly responsive to the visitor’s maneuvers, providing a
realistic, exciting and challenging flying experience.

Each flight experience is unique !

Height:70
Width:60″
Length:90″
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Electrical Requirements: w220 volt 10 amp service
Other requirements: Exhibit control graphic plaques on engraved aluminum

Additional graphic design is available

Durable control panel and exhibit access is ADA-compliant
Lead Time: Six weeks from receipt of deposit