Pasco Scientific ME-9486, Instruction Manual And Experiment Manual

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012-05460A Ballistic Cart Accessory
Introduction
The PASCO ME-9486 Ballistic Cart Accessory is used
with the PASCO Dynamics Cart and track (ME-9429A or
ME-9452) to shoot a plastic ball straight up from the
moving cart. If the cart is moving at a constant velocity,
the ball will fall back into the catcher on the cart. The ball
is released using a photogate so there is no impulse given
to the cart upon release as there is in other models which
used a string to release the ball. The barrel can be aimed
to ensure that the ball is shot vertically. Special no-
bounce foam prevents the ball from bouncing back out of
the catcher cup. The PASCO ME-9487 Drop Rod Accessory can be
mounted to the Ballistic Cart Accessory so a special plas-
tic ball can be dropped from rest (relative to the cart)
above the moving cart. Also the drop rod can be rotated
away from the cart so the ball will drop onto the floor to
perform bombing runs.
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NOTE: It is better to use a 2.2 m track (ME-
9452) rather than the 1.2 m track (ME-9429A) be-
cause it gives you more room to work.