PASCO ME-6664 Photogate Tape Set - Manual (Page 8)

Model No. ME-6664 Photogate Tape Set
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Experiment Applications
Using the Photogate Tape Set with the Air Rocket System
Equipment required: PASPORT Xplorer (PS-2000), Air Rocket
System (SE-8694), Photogate Head (ME-9498A), Photogate Port (PS-
2123), Photogate Tape Set (ME-6664), safety goggles recommended
1. Slide the Photogate Tape Bracket over the side arm of a Photogate
Head.
2. Use a piece of double-stick tape
to mount a Photogate Head to
the side platform on the Air
Rocket System. Secure the
bracketed arm on the double-
stick tape (Figure 3a).
3. Cut a one meter piece of
Photogate Tape. Attach one end
piece of tape to the body of the
Air Rocket System.
4. Thread the other end of the
Photogate Tape through the
bracket on the Photogate Head
(Figure 3b).
5. Move the tape until the leading edge of a black section of the tape
aligns with the hole on the Photogate Tape Bracket. (Note: As the
tape moves through the photogate, a velocity reading will be
recorded each time a 5 cm band moves through the beam.)
6. Fasten the Velcro over the
Photogate Tape Bracket. The
Velcro helps to guide the
tape through the bracket and
keeps the tape taut (Figure
3b).
7. Plug a Photogate Port into a
PASPORT Xplorer. Attach
the black cable from the
Photogate Port to the
Photogate Head.
Figure 3a: Threading the
Tape through a Photogate
on a Air Rocket System
Figure 3b: Fastening the
Velcro over the Photogate
Note: For this experi-
ment, you should have
enough tape to record the
velocity of the rocket as it
is launched.