PASCO PS-2128 Visual Accelerometer - Manual (Page 3)

Visual Accelerometer Model No. PS-2128
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Table of Contents
Equipment List........................................................... 3
Introduction ............................................................. 4
Operation Requirements and Procedures .............................. 4
Turning On the Visual Accelerometer ...........................................................................................4
Turning Off the Visual Accelerometer ..........................................................................................5
Battery Life and Power ..................................................................................................................5
Inserting/Replacing the Batteries ...................................................................................................6
Zeroing the Visual Accelerometer .................................................................................................6
Operating the Visual Accelerometer..............................................................................................7
The Visual Acceleration Scale.......................................................................................................7
Selecting a Visual Acceleration Scale ...........................................................................................8
-Full Scale ..................................................................................................................................8
-Manual Scale ............................................................................................................................8
-Auto Scale.................................................................................................................................8
-Peak Hold .................................................................................................................................9
Using the Visual Accelerometer with DataStudio ® Software ........ 9
Using the Visual Accelerometer with a PASPORT ™ Xplorer ........10
Setup Options ..........................................................11
1) Visual Accelerometer on an Inclined Track ............................................................................11
2) Visual Accelerometer with Mass Bars and Picket Fence (Photogate Studies)........................12
3) Visual Accelerometer and Force Sensor (Newton’s Law Studies) .........................................12
4) Visual Accelerometer with Fan Accessory (with Time Pulse)................................................13
5) Visual Accelerometer on a Motorized Cart (with Time Pulse) ...............................................13
6) Visual Accelerometer with Friction Accessory .......................................................................14
7) Visual Accelerometers on Colliding Carts (Collision Studies) ...............................................14
8) Visual Accelerometer and Spring Oscillations........................................................................15
9) Visual Accelerometer and Pendulum (Horizontal Orientation) ..............................................15
10) Visual Accelerometer and Pendulum (Vertical Orientation).................................................16
11) Visual Accelerometer Parallel to Pendulum..........................................................................16
12) Visual Accelerometer Clamped to a Rod Stand ....................................................................17
13) Visual Accelerometer Hanging from a Rope.........................................................................18
14) Visual Accelerometer on a Rotating Platform ......................................................................18
Appendix A: Specifications............................................ 19
Appendix B: Troubleshooting .......................................... 20
Appendix C: Technical Support ....................................... 21
Appendix D: Copyright and Warranty Information .................. 22