Revised 07/18/2016

Physics 2305 Laboratory Equipment List

Lab 6: Conservation of Energy

Lovedeep Holding his hand near a mounted forceprobe as if to say you must be this tall to ride. Erika pouting undering because she is too short.

You must be "this tall" to ride.

Transition notes:

  1. Leave out the track with elevation rod, mass sets, and one of the thumb screws from attaching the bumper accessory.
  2. Detach the force sensor from the bumper accessory bracket. Leave out the force sensor, and put the bumper accessory bracket as out of the way as possible.
  3. Detach the acceleration sensor from the dynamics cart. Remove the friction bracket, but leave it out. Put away Dynamics cart with the force sensor attached and the acceleration sensor/bracket and 8 pin DIN cable.
  4. Keep in mind different springs go out this lab.
  5. The only additions will be another 45cm rod, different springs, collision cart with friction pad, and a sail.
  6. Leave out the following from the previous lab (2305 lab 5):
    • 850 Interface
    • Cart Track
    • Large Universal Clamp
    • Right Angle Clamp
    • Elevation Clamp
    • 2 x Force Probe Hooks
    • Friction Pad
    • Entire Hanging Mass Set
    • 50g Mass Hanger
    • Small Plumb Bob
    • 45cm Rod
    • 5 x Screw, Thumb - Long Track
    • 1 x Screw, Thumb - Short Track
    • Red Smart Cart
    • Track Angle Indicator
    • 3 x Track End Stops
    • 4 x Track Feet
    • 2 x Track Feet Bracket

Equipment List:

  1. 850 Interface
  2. Motion Detector
  3. Motion Detector Cord
  4. Force Probe
  5. Force Probe Hook
  6. Cart Track
  7. Elevation Clamp
  8. Large Universal Clamp
  9. Medium Clamp
  10. Right Angle Clamp
  11. Angle Indicator
  12. Plumb Bob
  13. Long Track Screw
  14. Short Track Thumb Screw
  15. Smart Cart - Red
  16. Friction Pad
  17. Friction Pad to Smart Cart Bracket
  18. Hanging Mass Set with the following masses:
    • 1 x 10g Mass
    • 2 x 20g Mass
    • 2 x 50g Mass
    • 1 x 100g Mass
    • 2 x 200g Mass
    • 1 x 500g Mass
  19. 50g Mass Hanger
  20. 90cm Rod
  21. 2 x 45cm Rod
  22. Scale
  23. Spring
  24. Plastic Sail
  25. 3 x Track End Stop
  26. 4 x Track Feet
  27. 2 x Track Feet Bracket
Full table set up of the Conservation of Energy lab. The force probe assembly is on the right and the elevation clamp is on the right. The mass set, spring and scale are neatly set out on the table and the collision cart is on the track.

This is what your table should look like once set up

Additional Images below:

The force probe mounted ont eh 45 cm rod all the way at the end. The wire is wrapped around the right angle clamp and then plugged into the interface to prevent it from getting in the way. This assembly is on the same side as the motion detector.

Try to position the Force Probe so that it blocks as little walkway as possible.

The left side of the track with a collision cart near an end stop with the angle indicator on the other side of the end stop. It's a pretty picture with interesting depth of field but not very useful.

This is a useful picture!

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