Charge Sensor (CRG-BTA)
Specifications and User Guide
Troubleshooting
Confirm that the proper setting is chosen on the sensor box.
Primary Test: After initial power up or whenever changing range setting, press the Reset b...
The Charge Sensor (CRG-BTA) contains several capacitors which ideally should maintain a constant state when the test leads of the sensor are in electrostatic equilibrium. However, environmental conditions such as local humidity, nearby static charges...
See the article "Electrostatics with Computer-Interfaced Charge Sensors" by Robert Morse in The Physics Teacher, vol 44, November 2006, pages 498-502. This short article is an excellent introduction to simple experiments for charge sensors.
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