PASCO WA-9613 User Manual

Instruction Sheet
for the PASCO
BNC Adapter

012-05793A

3/95

$1.00

BNC ADAPTER

Introduction

The PASCO BNC Adapter is included with the WA-9612
Resonance Tube and with the WA-9613 Driver/Detector
Coils that are used with the WA-9611 Sonometer. The
adapter is intended to allow you to connect the BNC plug of
the microphone of the Resonance Tube or the Detector Coil
of the Sonometer to a Voltage Sensor that is attached to a CI­6550 (Mac65) or CI-6565 (Win65) Computer Interface.

➤ NOTE: If you wish to connect the Resonance
Tube or Sonometer to a Series 6500 Computer In­terface (CI-6500 or AI-6501), you will need the
PASCO CI-6508 Input Adapter Box.

Connecting the Adapter Plug

The adapter has a female BNC connector at one end, and
dual banana jacks at the other. Slip the male BNC con­nector from the apparatus onto the female BNC connector
on the adapter. Twist the male BNC connector one-quar­ter turn clockwise to lock it into place.

Using the

Here is a method for displaying data from the Detector Coil
of the Sonometer using the Science Workshop program:

• Prepare the interface and apparatus. Start Science
Workshop . In the Experiment Setup window, click­and-drag the analog sensor plug icon to Analog Chan­nels A or B. Select “Sound Sensor” from the list of
sensors. This will automatically set the Sensitivity
(gain) to X100. Click-and-drag the Scope data display
icon to the Sound Sensor icon.

• Adjust the Scope so it can display the signal from the
sensor. The sensitivity and sweep speed will depend on
the experimental setup. For example, if you are using the
Sonometer with the medium gauge wire (017), 60 cm
between the bridges, a one kilogram mass on the second
notch of the tensioning lever, and a driving frequency of
130 Hz and 5 Volts, you may need to increase the volts/
division (sensitivity) to about 0.010 or 0.020 v/div and
the sweep speed to 1.00 or 2.00 ms/div.

Science Workshop

Program

Insert the banana plug ends of the Voltage Sensor into the
banana jacks of the adapter (black plug to black jack and
red plug to red jack). Connect the Voltage Sensor to Ana­log Channels A or B on the interface box.

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• Click on MON to begin monitoring data. Adjust
Scope settings as needed.

➤ NOTE: If you are using a Resonance Tube, be care-
ful not to overdrive the speaker on the end of the tube.

© 1995 PASCO scientific
This instruction sheet written by: Dave Griffith

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BNC Adapter 012-05793A

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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