Differential Voltage Probe

Description

With a range of ±6.0 V, this system is ideal for use in “battery and bulb” circuits. Use it with the Current Probe to explore Ohm’s law, phase relationships in reactive components, and much more. Use multiple Differential Voltage Probes to explore series and parallel circuits.

The Differential Voltage Probe reports the potential difference between the red and black leads. For example, if the black terminal is attached to something that is 2 V above ground, and the red to something that is 3 V below ground, it will report -5 V. The Differential Voltage Probe is the preferred voltage sensor in cases where more than one voltage sensor will be used in the same circuit.

Specifications

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Experiments and Lab Ideas

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  STEM 2 with Vernier and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT (5)

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  • 11 Batteries
  • 12 Lemon Battery
  • 13 Battery Tester
  • 14 Solar Cells
  • 15 Solar Tracker
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  Advanced Physics with Vernier - Beyond Mechanics (5)

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  • 8 Mapping Electric Potential
  • 10 Series and Parallel Circuits
  • 13 Capacitors and Inductors
  • 14 RLC Circuits
  • 22 Planck’s Constant
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  Physics with Vernier (4)

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  • 22 Ohm's Law
  • 23 Series and Parallel Circuits
  • 24 Capacitors
  • 27 Electrical Energy
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  Elementary Science with Vernier (4)

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  • 40 Learning to Use the Voltage Probe
  • 41 Are All Batteries the Same?
  • 42 Stacked Batteries
  • 43 All Worn Out!
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  Agricultural Science with Vernier (4)

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  • 22 Lemon "Juice"
  • 23 Ohm's Law
  • 25 Photovoltaic Cells
  • 26 Wind Power
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  Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry (2)

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  • 28 Wind Power
  • 29 Photovoltaic Cells
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  Earth Science with Vernier (2)

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  • 32 Photovoltaic Cells
  • 33 Wind Power
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  Physical Science with Vernier (2)

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  • 33 Lemon "Juice"
  • 34 Lead Storage Batteries
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  Chemistry with Vernier (2)

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  • 28 Establishing a Table of Reduction Potentials: Micro-Voltaic Cells
  • 29 Lead Storage Batteries
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  Science with TI-Nspire Technology (1)

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  • 31 Capacitors
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  Real-World Math with Vernier (1)

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  • 17 Charging Up, Charging Down - Charging a Capacitor
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  Investigating Chemistry through Inquiry (1)

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  • 20 Investigating Voltaic Cells
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  Hands-On Introduction to NI LabVIEW with Vernier (1)

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  • 8 Control Analog Out, Digital Out and Pulse Out
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  Advanced Chemistry with Vernier (1)

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  • 20 Electrochemistry: Voltaic Cells
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  Middle School Science with Vernier (1)

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  • 17 Lemon "Juice"

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