PASCO ME-6814 User Manual
Includes
Teacher's Notes
and
Typical
Experiment Results
Instruction Manual and
Experiment Guide for
012-06293A
10/96
the PASCO scientific
Model ME-6814
MINI CATCHER ACCESSORY
MINI CATCHER
ME-6815
ACCESSORY
© 1996 PASCO scientific $10.00
012-06293A Mini Catcher Accessory
T able of Contents
Section Page
Copyright, Warranty, and Equipment Return ......................................................i i
Introduction .......................................................................................................1
Equipment.........................................................................................................1
Ball Catcher Setup.............................................................................................2
Velcro Assembly...............................................................................................2
Experiment 1: Ballistic Pendulum......................................................................3
Teacher’s Guide ...........................................................................................9
Technical Support ................................................................................... Back Cover
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Mini Catcher Accessory 012-06293A
Copyright, Warranty and Equipment Return
Please—Feel free to duplicate this manual
subject to the copyright restrictions below.
Copyright Notice
The PASCO scientific 012-06293A manual is copyrighted and all rights reserved. However, permission
is granted to non-profit educational institutions for
reproduction of any part of the Mini Catcher 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.
Equipment Return
Should the product have to be returned to PASCO
scientific for any reason, notify PASCO scientific by
letter, phone, or fax BEFORE returning the product.
Upon notification, the return authorization and
shipping instructions will be promptly issued.
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NOTE: NO EQUIPMENT WILL BE
ACCEPTED FOR RETURN WITHOUT AN
AUTHORIZATION FROM PASCO.
When returning equipment for repair, the units
must be packed properly. Carriers will not accept
responsibility for damage caused by improper
packing. To be certain the unit will not be
damaged in shipment, observe the following rules:
➀ The packing carton must be strong enough for the
item shipped.
➁ Make certain there are at least two inches of
packing material between any point on the
apparatus and the inside walls of the carton.
➂ Make certain that the packing material cannot shift
in the box or become compressed, allowing the
instrument come in contact with the packing
carton.
Address: PASCO scientific
10101 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95747-7100
Phone: (916) 786-3800
FAX: (916) 786-3292
email: techsupp@pasco.com
web: www.pasco.com
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012-06293A Mini Catcher Accessory
Introduction
The PASCO ME-6814 Mini Catcher Accessory is used
with the PASCO ME-6825 Mini Launcher to perform
ballistic pendulum experiments. The Mini Catcher
functions as a ball catcher-pendulum. Students can
determine the initial velocity of the projectile, the height
Equipment
The Mini Catcher Accessory includes the following:
• a ball catcher
• support plate from which to hang the catcher
• spool of thread
• Velcro
• (2) chromed steel balls
®
assembly
achieved by the pendulum after ballistic collision with
the steel ball fired from the Mini Launcher, and the
percent loss of kinetic energy as a result of the elastic
collision.
The Mini Catcher Accessory is intended for use in a
supervised classroom setting.
support plate
rod clamp
ball catcher
MINI CATCHER
ME-6815
ACCESSORY
thread
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