PASCO ME-8950A COMPLETE ROTATIONAL SYSTEM - Manual (Page 7)

012-05293F Complete Rotational System
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ACCESSORY
ROTATIONAL INERTIA
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ME-8953 Rotational Inertia Accessory Equipment
The ME-8953 Rotational Inertia Accessory includes:
- disk with bearings in the center
- ring (12.7 cm diameter)
- adapter to connect disk to platform
- 10-spoke pulley and rod
Other Equipment Needed:
The following is a list of equipment recommended for the
experiments described in this manual. See the PASCO
catalog for more information.
- Projectile Launcher
- Projectile Collision Accessory
- Photogate Head (and a compatible PASCO com-
puter interface)
- Mass and Hanger Set
- Stopwatch
- String
- Balance (for measuring mass)
- Calipers
- Meter Stick
rotating platform
adapter
Super Pulley and rod
mass ring
(12.7 cm outside
diameter)
rotational disk
(25.4 cm diameter)
Miscellaneous Supplies:
- graph paper
- carbon paper
- white paper
- rubber bands
- paper clips
Compatible PASCO Computer Interfaces:
The Photogate Head connects directly to a
ScienceWorkshop interface (such as the
ScienceWorkshop 500), and connects through a Digital
Adapter (PS-2159) to a PASPORT interface (such as a
USB Link, PowerLink, Xplorer, or Xplorer GLX).