PASCO ME-9486 BALLISTIC CART ACCESSORY - Manual (Page 24)

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Ballistic Cart Accessory 012-05460A
➁ Align the track with the edge of the table.
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Position the drop rod so that as the ball drops, it will miss the table and fall to the floor.
➃ Position the photogate trip bracket near the middle of the track.
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Place the cart on the track at the position of the trip bracket and place the cup on the floor under
the drop rod. Pull the cart back to one end of the track, hang the ball on the drop rod, and push the
cart. The ball will be dropped at the moment the cart passes over the cup. See Figure 8.1.
➅ Discuss with the students the reason the ball misses the cup.
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Move the trip bracket back and try it again.