PASCO ME-6815 PROJECTILE CATCHER ACCESSORY - Manual (Page 5)

012-05091E Projectile Catcher Accessory
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Introduction
Equipment
ME-6815
PROJECTILE CA
TCHER
ACCESSOR
Y
steel balls
(2)
support plate
slots for
photogate
timing
ball catcher
rod clamp
support rod
(not included)
The PASCO ME-6815 Projectile Catcher Accessory has
three functions:
• A Projectile Launcher is used to shoot a steel ball into
the ball catcher which is mounted on a Dynamics Cart
to show an inelastic collision.
• The steel ball can be bounced off the rubber bumper of
the ball catcher to show an elastic collision between the
ball and the cart.
• The catcher (without cart) can be suspended from
strings and used with the Projectile Launcher as a bal-
listic pendulum.
The Projectile Catcher Accessory includes the following:
• a ball catcher
• (2) steel projectile balls
• plate assembly from which to hang the catcher
• spool of thread
• Velcro ® assembly
thread