{"id":12672,"date":"2021-08-09T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T17:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/?p=12672"},"modified":"2025-02-03T07:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:47:11","slug":"why-does-my-sensor-cart-force-sensor-not-work-when-i-attach-something-to-the-top-of-the-cart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/12672","title":{"rendered":"Why does my Sensor Cart force sensor not work when I attach something to the top of the cart?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to secure objects to the top of the Sensor Cart using the threaded inserts on the top of the cart. (<strong>Note:<\/strong> The <a href=\"\/product\/cart-fan\/\">Cart Fan<\/a> (<nobr>DTS-CFAN<\/nobr>) is the only accessory we have designed to attach to the carts using these threaded inserts.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/SensCart.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/SensCart.png 678w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/SensCart-600x314.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Threaded nuts designed to attach accessories<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you insert a screw into the front threads shown above beyond the threading, the screw may interfere with the function of the force sensor &#8212; either causing it to register a high force reading, or causing the sensor to respond in a sporadic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>The solution is the ensure that you do not thread a screw beyond the threaded nut, or 0.225 inches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Top_Dimension_Of_GDX-CART-1-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Top_Dimension_Of_GDX-CART-1-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Top_Dimension_Of_GDX-CART-1-600x330.png 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Top_Dimension_Of_GDX-CART-1-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Top_Dimension_Of_GDX-CART-1.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cart top dimensions and threads. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/til\/4131\/\">Go Direct Sensor Cart Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to secure objects to the top of the Sensor Cart using the threaded inserts on the top of the cart. (Note: The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86433,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}