Optics Expansion Kit

Add the Vernier Optics Expansion Kit to your dynamics track to conduct optics experiments, such as image formation with lenses and light intensity vs. distance. You can even use the kit to build a basic telescope.

The Optics Expansion Kit was substantially revised in January 2009. We have a limited number of the original Optics Expansion Kit available at a special price.

Optics Expansion Kit (order code: OEK-OV)

New Optics Expansion Kit (order code: OEK)

The old kit includes

Combination incandescent point and luminous light source with power supply
Two lens holders for three interchangeable lenses (100, 200 and −150 mm focal length)
Screen and holder
Light Sensor holder
Power supply

The new kit includes

Combination LED point and luminous light source with power supply
Three lenses integrated with holders (100, 200 and −150 mm focal length)
Screen and holder
Light Sensor holder
Aperture screen and holder
Power supply

The old design uses metal parts that rest on the track from the Vernier Dynamics System. Lenses are supplied loose and are placed in the mounts, as needed.

Quantities are limited. OEK-OV is appropriate for those wanting to complete a set of existing original-style kits, or for those wanting to introduce optics experiments at the lowest possible cost.

The new kit has all the functions of the old kit, but the support parts are all molded plastic. The parts snap on to the track, so that the parts can be left in place while the track is moved. The three lenses are permanently mounted in three plastic supports. The light source is now LED-based, so that it uses less energy and is cooler. The power supply is now the same as the LabQuest power supply. There is an additional aperture plate to do experiments based on lens diameter and shape.

Ordering Information
	Vernier Optics Expansion Kit	OEK	$169.00
	Optics Expansion Kit (original version)	OEK-OV	$99.00