PASCO ME-8930 SMART TIMER - Manual (Page 36)

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• Oscillations on an Incline
(Experiment 4):
Use a photogate and the Smart
Timer instead of a stop watch, and
use the ME-9471 Picket Fence
(part number 648-04704), not the
Smart Timer Picket Fence (Figure
7.1). Set up the Smart Timer to
measure Time, Pendulum. Start
the cart oscillations, and Press
activate the Smart Timer to
measure the period of oscillation.
• Springs in Series and Parallel (Experiment 5):
Use the setup illustrated in Figure 7.1. Set up the Smart Timer to measure Time,
Pendulum. Start the cart oscillations, and activate the Smart Timer to measure the
period of oscillation.
Note: The following experiment is in copy-ready form in the manual for the
Introductory Dynamics System with Computer Timing Kit (manual number
012-04894)
• Conservation of Energy (Experiment 8):
Use a Photogate and the Smart Timer instead of a computer and IDS Timer software, and
set the experiment up as directed in the experiment. Set up the Smart Timer to measure
Speed, One Gate. To measure the velocity of the cart, activate the Smart Timer and
before releasing the plunger of the Dynamics Cart.
Figure 7.1
Setup for the Oscillations on an Incline Experiment
ME-9471
Picket Fence
Photogate
Head
Photogate
Mounting
Bracket
to Smart Timer
spring