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Instruction Sheet

for the PASCO

Model SF-9297

COUPLED HARMONIC OSCILLATORS

012-02883D

12/92

$1.00

Phone (916) 786-3800 • FAX (916) 786-8905 • TWX 910-383-2040

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

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Glider

Spring

Connector

Adjustable

Endstop

Banana Plug*

Spring

Fixed

Endstop

(Not Drawn to Scale)

Hose to

Blower

Introduction

The PASCO Model SF-9297 Coupled Harmonic

Oscillators adapts your PASCO Air Track for the

study of harmonic motion. You can link up to five air

track gliders together for a study of coupled harmonic

motion, or you can use a single glider with one or

more springs for a detailed, quantitative study of

simple harmonic motion.

The Model SF-9297 Coupled Harmonic

Oscillator Kit includes:

• 3 Air Track Gliders

(2 also included with the air track)

• 6 Additional Masses

(4 also included with the air track)

• 6 Springs

• 12 Spring Connectors

• 1 Adjustable Endstop

*Note: Plugs also come with washers, screws,

and solder lugs. These are not part of the experi-

ment and can be disregarded.

Setting Up the Oscillators

The basic setup for the Harmonic Oscillators is shown

above. First set up the air track and level it as de-

scribed in the air track manual. Then couple the

gliders as shown. The banana plug end of the Spring

Connectors plugs directly into the top hole on the side

of the gliders, and also into the hole in the fixed

endstop (included with the air track) and the adjustable

endstop.

Turn on the blower and adjust the air volume to the

minimum level so the gliders float freely on the track.

If you are using photogate timers, you can easily adjust

them to time the motion of the gliders—the pendulum

mode is particularly useful for measuring the period of

the oscillations. You may find it convenient to use

tape and cardboard to attach a flag to the top of the

glider you wish to monitor. This will give you a

narrower trigger for the photogate.

Simple harmonic motion is easily studied using a

single glider as shown in the following illustration.

The rubber band bumper, supplied with the air track,

allows you to connect one or two springs to the glider,

to examine the effects of variation in spring constant.

A hanging weight, using the pulley supplied with the

air track, will provide a constant force to maintain

tension on the springs.

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Instruction Sheetfor the PASCOModel SF-9297COUPLED HARMONIC OSCILLATORS012-02883D12/92$1.00Phone (916) 786-3800 • FAX (916) 786-8905 • TWX 910

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012-02883D2Limited WarrantyPASCO scientific warrants this product to be free fromdefects in materials and workmanship for a period ofone year from the

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