PASCO ME-6825A MINI LAUNCHER - Manual (Page 18)

Mini Launcher 012-05479B
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16
Angle 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
1
2
3
4
5
Average
Paper
Dist.
Total
Dist.
Horz. Distance
Table 3.1 Shooting on a Level Surface
where y
o
is the initial height of the ball and y is the position of the ball when it hits the floor.
Setup
➀
Clamp the Mini Launcher near one end of a sturdy table with the Launcher aimed so the ball will land on
the table. The square nut in the T-slot should be positioned near the muzzle.
➁
Adjust the angle of the Mini Launcher to ten degrees.
➂
Put the steel ball into the Mini Launcher and cock it to the chosen position.
Procedure
SHOOTING ON A LEVEL SUR-
FACE
➀
Fire one shot to locate where the
ball hits the table. At this position,
tape a piece of white paper to the
table. Place a piece of carbon paper
(carbon-side down) on top of this
paper and tape it down. When the
ball hits the table, it will leave a
mark on the white paper.
➁
Fire about five shots.
➂
Measure the horizontal distance from the launch position of the ball to the leading edge of the paper.
Record in Table 3.1.
➃
Measure from the leading edge of the paper to each of the five dots and record these distances in Table
3.1.
Figure 3.3: Setup to shoot on level surface