If you want to build your own sensors, connect Vernier sensors to your own interface or build your own cables, extensions, interfaces, or adapters. Here is how to get all the connectors and sockets we use.
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There are two sets of mounting holes on the Vernier wired (BTA) accelerometers for attaching the accelerometer firmly to an experiment setup, when necessary. Each pair of mounting holes is 30 mm apart (measured center-to-center). Each mounting hole ...
For currents greater than 0.6 A, we recommend our High Current Sensor (HCS-BTA), which has a range of +/- 10 A, our Vernier Energy Sensor (VES-BTA) which has a built-in current probe with a range of +/- 1 A, or our Go Direct® Current Probe (GDX-C...
In many cases you can use the Vernier Energy sensor in place of the following sensors:
Differential Voltage Probe (DVP-BTA)
Current Probe (DCP-BTA)
Voltage Probe (VP-BTA)
30-Volt Voltage Probe (30V-BTA)
You can use the diagram on the back of...
Current Probe (DCP-BTA)
Specifications and User Guide
Troubleshooting
Primary Test: Plug the probe into an interface and run the data collection program. Use wire leads to connect the probe to a DC supply in series with a ...
Go Direct Acceleration
Go Direct® Acceleration Sensor (GDX-ACC)
This is our most versatile accelerometer. It has two ranges (±16 g and ±200 g), measures three axes of acceleration, and has a built in three-axis gyroscope and an alt...
30-Volt Voltage Probe (30V-BTA)
Specifications and User Guide
Troubleshooting
Primary Test: See if the sensor is automatically recognized by the software
Secondary Test: Apply a voltage across the leads and see if the ...
Note that the Current & Voltage Probe System (NO LONGER AVAILABLE) (CV-BTA, discontinued) is no longer available, and has been replaced by the combination of:
Current Probe (DCP-BTA) and
Differential Voltage Probe (DVP-BTA)
The Dual Channel Amp...
Vernier accelerometers measure acceleration along the line marked by the arrow on the label. Accelerations are normally measured in either meters per second per second (m/s2) or g's. One g is the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface, or...
Q: What does an accelerometer actually measure?
A: Normal force per unit mass.
Note that it's not the net force per unit mass (which would be acceleration), but it is the normal force per unit mass. This unusual quantity corresponds with what a rid...