PASCO ME-6995 User Manual

Road Bed Spares

ME-6995

Instruction Sheet

012-10659A

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Included Equipment Qty Included Equipment Qty

A. Mini-car Mass (about 200g) 1 D. Photogate Flag 1

B. Road Bed (3 m)* 1 E. Road Bed Clip 24

C. Mini-car 1 F. Coupler, Roller Coaster Track 2

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Related Equipment Related Equipment

Truss Set (ME-6990) Advanced Structures Set (ME-6992)

Bridge Set (ME-6991)

*NOTE: When storing the Road Bed, do not crimp or fold the material. Do not roll the Road Bed into a coil that
is less than 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.

Introduction

The Road Bed Spares kit contains replacement parts for the PASCO Structures System. In addition, the Road
Bed Spares kit includes a coupler that can be used to join two Road Beds together.

Attaching the Road Bed

To attach the blue road bed to the cross-members of a bridge, first connect the Road Bed Clip to the underside of
the road bed by twisting the clip into the slot so the edges of the slot capture the clip (see Figure 1).

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Road Bed Spares Introduction

Slide the clip in the slot a short distance to align it with the
cross member of the bridge.

Using the Coupler

Each end of the coupler is inserted into the slot on the bot­tom of the Road Bed to join two Road Beds together.

Using the Mini-car

Figure 1: Attach road bed clip to road bed

The ridges in the road bed guide the Mini-car wheels. The supplied mass (approximately 200 g) can be set in the
recess in the Mini-car to give the car more mass. If smaller masses are desired, use the Mass and Hanger Set
(PASCO Model ME-8979).

The photogate flag fits into the slot on the side of the Mini-car. As the car passes through a photogate, the infra­red beam is blocked twice by the flag. To find the speed of the car, measure the distance between the leading
edges of the flag (approximately 1 cm) and measure the time between the events when the infrared beam is
blocked.

The Accessory Photogate with Stand (PASCO Model ME-9204B) is useful as a free-standing photogate.

Technical Support

For assistance with any PASCO product, contact PASCO at:

Address: PASCO scientific

10101 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95747-7100

Phone: [phone] (worldwide)

800-772-8700 (U.S.)

Fax: [phone]

Web: www.pasco.com

Email: [e-mail]

For more information about the Road Bed Spares and the latest revision of this Instruction Sheet, visit:

www.pasco.com/go?ME-6995

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