A copper plank 30 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 3 eighths of an inch thick.

Copper Plank

Item 299
In service Good - Normal Wear

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Used in demonstrations

Copper plank inclined on a wooden block, with a cylindrical magnet and stainless steel cylinder at the top and a clear plastic catch box at the bottom
Safety

Eddy Current Braking

Students observe Lenz's law in action: a rare-earth magnet rolls at constant (very slow) velocity down a copper ramp while a non-magnetic cylinder accelerates normally. A second configuration shows a …