Finding angular speed of a precessing gyroscope

[Fluxthroughme]

Haven't done much work with gyroscopes, so I think I'm just missing something obvious, but since I'm using very basic formulas, I cannot see my error. The stated answer is 1.8*10^3 rev/min, so I am clearly off.

 

[TSny]

Keep track of all of your units in your calculation. Note that using dL/dt = Ω_pL requires Ω_p to be in rad/s or rad/min (depending on your unit of time). I would suggest sticking with SI units throughout the calculation and then converting to rev/min at the end.

 

[Fluxthroughme]

Keep track of all of your units in your calculation. Note that using dL/dt = Ω_pL requires Ω_p to be in rad/s or rad/min (depending on your unit of time). I would suggest sticking with SI units throughout the calculation and then converting to rev/min at the end.

Ahh! Converting to rad/s first and converting to rev/min at the end does work. So it WAS something simple :P Thank you!