Description
The PASCO Smart Timer is among the most versatile and affordable measurement tools available to physics educators. This system includes a PASCO Smart Timer and two Photogates for measuring time, speed, acceleration, and count.
Features
- Two Photogates and one Pulley
- Calculates speed and acceleration, while recording time
- Menu-driven display with easy-to-follow flowchart instructions on the label
- Turn it on, plug in the photogates, and it’s ready to use
- The 3-section fence measures leading edge to leading edge for maximum accuracy.
- Can be used with the included 9V AC adapter or with 4 AA cell batteries.
- A switch inside the battery compartment disables the speed and acceleration modes, but continues time measurements to encourage manual calculations.
Product Specifications
| Timing Resolution | 0.1 ms |
| Optional Battery Power | 4 AA batteries |
| Optional Battery Life | 100 hours |
Typical Experiments
- Acceleration Due to Gravity
- Newton’s Second Law
- Conservation of Momentum in Collisions
- Rotational Inertia of a Disk and Ring
- Acceleration Down an Incline
- Simple Harmonic Oscillator
- Oscillations on an Incline
- Springs in Series and Parallel
- Projectile Motion
- Time-of-Flight and Initial Velocity
- Determining Acceleration Due to Gravity
- Radiation in the Geiger-Muller Tube
What’s Included
- 2x Accessory Photogate (ME-9204B)
- 1x Super Pulley (ME-9450A)
- 1x Smart Timer (ME-8930)
- 1x Picket Fences (Smart Timer) (ME-8933)
- 1x 9 VAC Adapter and Lab Manual (not shown)
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD!
Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Also Available
| Time-of-Flight Accessory | ME-6810A | |
| Freefall Adapter | ME-9207B | |
| Phone Jack Extender Cable | PI-8117 | |
| G-M Tube/Power Supply | SN-7927A |
Support Documents
- Accessory Photogate Manual
- Smart Timer Manual
- Improving accuracy of photogates when used with a sphere
- Replacement cable for photogate head (ME-9498A)
