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Centripetal Force Accessory

Model No. ME-8089

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Appendix B: Technical Support

For assistance with the ME-8089 Computer-Based Centripetal Force Accessory or any other 
PASCO products, contact PASCO as follows:

Address:  PASCO scientific

10101 Foothills Blvd.

Roseville, CA 95747-7100

Phone:    (916) 786-3800

FAX:      (916) 786-3292

Web:       www.pasco.com

Email:     [email protected]

Appendix C:  Copyright and Warranty Information

Copyright Notice

The PASCO scientific 012-08425A

 Computer-Based Centripetal Force Accessory Manual 

is 

copyrighted and all rights reserved. However, permission is granted to non-profit educational 
institutions for reproduction of any part of the 012-08425A 

Computer-Based

 

Centripetal 

Force Accessory Manual

, providing the reproductions are used only for their laboratories and 

are not sold for profit. Reproduction under any other circumstances, without the written 
consent of PASCO scientific, is prohibited.

Limited Warranty

PASCO scientific warrants the product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship 
for a period of one year from the date of shipment to the customer.  PASCO will repair or 
replace, at its option, any part of the product which is deemed to be defective in material or 
workmanship. The warranty does not cover damage to the product caused by abuse or 
improper use. Determination of whether a product failure is the result of a manufacturing 
defect or improper use by the customer shall be made solely by PASCO scientific. 
Responsibility for the return of equipment for warranty repair belongs to the customer. 
Equipment must be properly packed to prevent damage and shipped postage or freight 
prepaid. (Damage caused by improper packing of the equipment for return shipment will not 
be covered by the warranty.)  Shipping costs for returning the equipment after repair will be 
paid by PASCO scientific.

Summary of Contents for ME-8089

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Manual No 012 08425A Computer Based Centripetal Force Accessory Model No ME 8089...

Page 2: ...nt Setup 4 7 Suggested Experiment 7 10 Part I Centripetal Force vs Velocity 7 9 Part II Centripetal Force vs Mass 9 Part III Centripetal Force vs Radius 10 Sample Data Results 10 Appendix A DataStudio...

Page 3: ...nal Equipment Required Model Number 1 Connecting Cable 1 623 038 Rotating Platform ME 8951 2 Ball Bearing Swivel 12 5 g 1 648 08386 A computer N A 3 Pivot block 1 648 08422 DataStudio Software See PAS...

Page 4: ...he accessory attach to a PASCO Rotat ing Platform ME 8951 Spinning the Rotating Platform and allowing it to slow down without assistance varies the velocity The platform can be manually spun by hand o...

Page 5: ...steel rod 45 cm horizontally into the Multi Clamp Note With an additional rod and clamp you can insert another rod into the base stand and a longer crossbar rod into the clamp This creates a more stab...

Page 6: ...at the rotating arm at eye level To avoid possible injury from the rotating arm hitting the body keep at least 1 foot distance from the rotating arm 18 Open the appropriate DataStudio file on the exp...

Page 7: ...use with PASPORT interfaces ScienceWorkshop sensors with CI prefix require a ScienceWorkshop interface CI 6400 or CI 6450 or CI 7450 for operation Optional For constant speed studies a Motor Drive ME...

Page 8: ...n angular velocity In DataStudio use a Graph display to monitor the velocity of the rotating mass If velocity readings do not appear check your photogate connection and DataStudio setup See Appendix A...

Page 9: ...der increases the mass of the system Equal amounts of mass must also be added to the fixed mass to balance the arm as it rotates Centripetal force is directly measured by the Force Sensor Perform seve...

Page 10: ...he rotating arm Again centripetal force is measured by the Force Sensor Repeat the experiment at different radii i e vary the radius from 22 cm to 8 cm in 2 cm steps Use a graph or table to record the...

Page 11: ...o the Force Sensor and select pull positive Keep the sample rate at 10 Hz OR ScienceWorkshop a Open DataStudio and select Create Experiment b On the main toolbar click the Setup button to open the Exp...

Page 12: ...on under any other circumstances without the written consent of PASCO scientific is prohibited Limited Warranty PASCO scientific warrants the product to be free from defects in materials and workmansh...

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