Ticker Tape Timer Manufacturer,Supplier and Exporter in India
Product Code : SCL-MH-11945
Quick Answer: The Ticker Tape Timer is an electromagnetic vibrator that prints dots on a moving paper tape at mains frequency, 50 Hz or 60 Hz. It runs on 6V - 12V AC and marks the tape through a carbon disc.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Solenoid drives a spring-loaded steel vibrator arm
Marks at 50 Hz or 60 Hz, locked to the mains supply
Dot interval of 0.02 s on 50 Hz or 0.0167 s on 60 Hz
Takes ticker tape 15mm-17mm wide and carbon discs 40mm-50mm across
Mounted on a Bakelite base
Technical Specifications
Specification
Value
Operating voltage
6V - 12V AC
Marking frequency
50 Hz / 60 Hz (mains)
Timing interval
0.02 s at 50 Hz; 0.0167 s at 60 Hz
Tape width
15mm-17mm
Carbon disc
40mm-50mm
Actuator
Solenoid with spring-loaded steel vibrator arm
HS code
9023.00.10
About This Product
A trolley or falling mass pulls the tape through the timer, and the spacing of the dots shows how far it moved in each fixed interval. Students cut the tape into equal-time strips to plot distance against time, then work out velocity and acceleration from the pattern.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does each dot on the tape represent?
On a 50 Hz supply the dots are 0.02 s apart; on a 60 Hz supply they are 0.0167 s apart.
