PASCO ME-9487 User Manual

Instruction Sheet
for the PASCO
Model ME-9487

modified pink

balls (2)

012-05459A

7/94

$1.00

DROP ROD ACCESSORY

Drop Rod

Accessory

Introduction

The PASCO ME-9487 Drop Rod Accessory can be
mounted to the PASCO ME-9486 Ballistic Cart Acces­sory so a special plastic 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.

Equipment

The ME-9487 Drop Rod Accessory includes the
following:

• one Drop Rod Accessory

• two modified pink nylon balls

Assembly

Drop Rod Installation

➀ Use the 1

clamp to the side of the Ballistic Cart Accessory. See
Figure 1. Screw the thumb screw into the end of the
drop rod clamp.

1

/2 inch metal screws to fasten the drop rod

ME-9486 Ballistic

Cart Accessory

DROP ROD JACK

drop rod

jack

AIM ADJUST

AIM ADJUST

DROP ROD CLAMP

drop rod cord

drop rod

1 1/2 inch

metal

mounting

screws (2)

nylon

thumbscrew

© 1994 PASCO scientific
This instruction sheet written/edited by: Jon Hanks

10101 Foothills Blvd. • P.O. Box 619011 • Roseville, CA 95678-9011 USA

Phone [phone] • FAX [phone] • TWX 910-383-2040

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➁ Thread the cord from the drop rod through the drop

rod clamp and clamp the end of the drop rod by tight­ening the thumb screw.

➤ CAUTION: Do not overtighten the screw be-

drop rod

cause the tube may be crushed.

➂ Plug the drop rod cord into the drop rod jack on the

side of the Ballistic Cart Accessory.

pin

➤ NOTE: Plugging this cord in disables the

launching mechanism of the Ballistic Cart Acces-

modified
pink ball

sory so when you want to use the launcher you
must unplug the drop rod accessory.

➃ Note that the Drop Rod Accessory requires a special

ball that has an iron insert. The balls for the Drop Rod
Accessory and the Ballistic Cart Accessory are differ­ent colors so they can be easily distinguished. To hang
the ball from the drop rod, the pin on the drop rod

Figure 2: Ball and Drop Rod

must be inserted into the small hole in the ball. See
Figure 2.

Limited Warranty

PASCO scientific warrants this 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. This 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.

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