PASCO CI-6538 Rotary Motion Sensor User Manual
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Rotary Motion Sensor
Model No. CI-6538
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Table of Contents
Equipment List........................................................... 3
Optional Accessories................................................. 4-5
Mini-Rotational Accessory ............................................................................................................4
Linear Motion Accessory...............................................................................................................4
Chaos Accessory ............................................................................................................................4
“A” Base Rotational Adapter .........................................................................................................5
RMS/Gyroscope Mounting Bracket...............................................................................................5
IDS Mount Accessory ....................................................................................................................6
3-Step Pulley Accessory ................................................................................................................6
Introduction ............................................................. 7
Equipment Setup Options ............................................... 8
Mounting the Rotary Motion Sensor on a Support Rod ................................................................8
Mounting the Rotary Motion Sensor to a Dynamics Track ...........................................................9
Mounting the Rotary Motion Sensor to the “A” Base .................................................................10
Mounting the Rotary Motion Sensor to the Gyroscope ...............................................................11
Attaching the Mini-Rotational Accessory to the RMS .......................................................... 12-13
Attaching the “A” Base Rotational Adapter to the RMS.............................................................14
Using the Chaos Accessory with the RMS ..................................................................................15
Operating the Sensor with Data Collection Software ............. 16
Using the Rotary Motion Sensor with DataStudio Software .......................................................16
Suggested Experiments
Experiment 1: Rotational Inertia of a Point Mass.................................................................. 17-21
Experiment 2: Rotational Inertia of Disk and Ring ............................................................... 22-26
Experiment 3: Conservation of Angular Momentum ............................................................ 27-29
Appendix A: Specifications............................................ 30
Appendix B: Calibration ............................................... 31
Appendix C: Technical Support ....................................... 32
Appendix D: Copyright and Warranty Information .................. 33