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Plunger Cart
ME-9430
800-772-8700
www.pasco.com
Features
Accessories
Please see the PASCO catalog or the PASCO web site at
www.pasco.com
for information about accessories such as tracks, springs,
bumpers, pulleys, masses, and special attachments that
are designed to be used with the Plunger Cart.
Introduction
The Plunger Cart is a 500 gram cart with an aluminum body
and ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) end caps. It has a
spring plunger in one end and magnets in the other. It has
“hook-and-loop” (Velcro®) tabs on the plunger end for
inelastic collision studies. The magnets can be used for
elastic collisions studies. The spring plunger has three set
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ting positions and is released by a plunger trigger on the
top of the plunger end of the Plunger Cart. Both ends of the
Plunger Cart have convenient tie points at the top and the
bottom. On the top of the Plunger Cart is an accessory tray
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Low-friction Retractable Ball-Bearing Wheels
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Two Mounting Holes
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ABS End Caps
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Accessory Tray
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Magnets in non-plunger end cap (not shown)
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Plunger Trigger
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Upper Tie Point (each end cap)
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Hook and Loop (Velcro®) Tabs
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Slot for Cart Picket Fence (ME-9804)
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Lower Tie Point (each end cap)