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Mechanics |
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M38: Ballistic Cart |
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Turn on the power to the ballistic cart and push down on the yellow ball to engage the spring that launches the ball. Fire the ball with the cart at rest by passing a piece of paper through the photogate. Notice that it falls back into the cart. Then load the ball in the cart and give the cart a modest push along the track. As it passes the post, the flag breaks the beam in the photogate, and the ball releases. The ball should rise and fall back into the moving car. Demonstrate for various speeds. If you elevate one end of the track and let the cart accelerate past the flag, the ball still falls into the cart because both ball and cart experience the same component of acceleration parallel to the track. Caution: Be sure the track is level side-to-side. There are adjustment knobs on two sides of the cart to correct the aiming. |
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Storage Location: HAHN N 130A |
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Pasco ballistic cart with balls | D1.4 |
Pasco Dynamic track | F4.3 |
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Manual: None | Setup Notes: M38 | PIRA #: 1D60.10 |
Manufacturer(s): Pasco Scientific # ME-9486 | Other school's Demonstration web pages |
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