UGears Stem Lab Counter Mechanical Model Kit

Description:

• Condition: 100% Brand New
• Brand: UGears
• Color: As picture show
• Number of components: 157
• Estimated time of assembly: 1-2 hours
• Detailed step-by-step colour instruction manual
• High-quality wooden boards with pre-cut details and other standard supplies
• The Counter is developed to serve as a learning tool rather than a puzzle
• Model Approximate dimensions: 135mm x 65mm x 122mm(L x W x H)

Features:

• Recommended for ages 8+ years
• It measured the length of the path by counting the number of rotations of the wheel
• Assemble the Counter and discover the principle of a working Three-digit Clicker-Counter
• The Counter is a stylish educational model, which includes an interactive study guide, to help learn and understand the principles of how a Counter works
• The Counter consists of a click button that is used to register values, a Geneva Drive that sets the whole mechanism in motion, Cylinder Gears with Numbers, and a Turn Handle
• The Counter can register values between 1 and 999. You can then open the front panel of the counter and reset it manually
• A counter, as a key part of the odometer mechanism, was invented by an Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria who lived in 10-70 AD
• The counter was improved and completed with a reducer that reduced the number of the wheel’s revolutions depending on the measuring system (miles, leagues, kilometres) and showed reduced data on the display
• Counters are used to count the number of passengers, visitors of different events, cars passing through certain check point, sets and scores in sport, items on a production line, etc.
• Assembly requires no glue or additional tools. The details come out of the boards with a slight push
• QR-code to Pocket Model’s Study Guide (the Counter Essentials with a description of the mechanism, principle of working, main characteristics, definitions, and formulas)

The mechanism of the Counter is composed of:

• Click-button to register values
• Cylinder gears with numbers
• Geneva Drive
• A Turn handle to register values