Standard Smart Cart PAStrack System | ME-5717A Equipment Overview This section provides a brief overview on how to use the equipment included with the dynamics system. For more detailed information, see the instruction manual included with each product. Smart Cart Features...
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Product Guide | 012-16827A Upper Tie Point Bluetooth Status Light For attaching string or a spring to Indicates the wireless connection the cart. Springs included with the status of the cart. IDS Spring Kit (ME-8999) are Red blink Disconnected designed to be used with carts. Green blink Connected Force Sensor...
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Standard Smart Cart PAStrack System | ME-5717A PAStrack Features Connector Screw Rod Clamp Hole For securing the connector to a track For inserting a support rod to incline section. the track. Release Tab Track Identifier Press down to release a connector Write a number in the provided from a track section.
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Mount a Smart Cart to a Rod The Smart Cart Rod Stand Adapter allows the PASCO Smart Cart to be suspended from a rod to use its force sensor to measure forces. The adapter contains two holes that are perpendicular to each other that allows the Smart Cart to be mounted vertically or horizontally.
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Figure 3. A Track Rod Clamp attached to a Dynamics Track and support rod. The Track Rod Clamp is used to elevate a PASCO Dynamics Track to create an incline. The clamp holds the track to a support rod. To attach the clamp to a track: 1.
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Product Guide | 012-16827A Set up the pulley with a cart and track The Super Pulley is designed to clamp onto the end of a dynamics track. The pulley can be adjusted so that a string attached to the upper or lower tie point of a cart is parallel with the track.
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Figure 5. A spring attached to a Dynamics Cart and End Stop on a Dynamics Track. The springs are designed for use with the PASCO Dynamics System by attaching a dynamics cart to an End Stop. To use the springs with a cart: 1.
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Product Guide | 012-16827A Using the Angle Indicator The Angle Indicator is used for measuring angles from 0 to 90° in two directions and can attach to lab equipment in a variety of ways. Attach to a Dynamics Track Figure 6. Inserting an Angle Indicator into the T-slot of a Dynamics Track. 1.
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Standard Smart Cart PAStrack System | ME-5717A Friction Block Features The Friction Block is constructed of wood covered with felt on two sides. Each side has a different surface area to measure the effect of surface area on frictional force. The block is designed to fit into the tray of a dynamics cart so that the cart can move on its wheels or turned upside down to move on the Friction Block without changing the mass.
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Product Guide | 012-16827A Using the Masses with a Cart The Cart Masses are designed to be placed in the tray of any PASCO dynamics cart. One mass has approximately the same mass as a single plastic cart (including the Smart Cart) and half the mass of a metal cart.
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