{"id":15531,"date":"2022-07-14T15:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T22:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/?p=15531"},"modified":"2025-04-22T10:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:47:40","slug":"how-old-is-my-drop-counter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/15531","title":{"rendered":"Which Drop Counter do I Have? (How old is my Drop Counter?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the following images to determine the version of your Drop Counter. The dates indicate the approximate time frame when these sensors were sold.<br \/>For details on Vernier\u2019s warranty policy visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vernier.com\/ordering\/warranty-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.vernier.com\/ordering\/warranty-policy\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/product.gdx-dc._hero.001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/product.gdx-dc._hero.001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/product.gdx-dc._hero.001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/product.gdx-dc._hero.001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/product.gdx-dc._hero.001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/product.gdx-dc._hero.001-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-drop-counter\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Drop Counter<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-DC<\/nobr>)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017 &#8211; Current<\/li>\n<li>Sensor connects via USB or Bluetooth. No interface is required.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3855\/\">Go Direct Drop Counter Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/manuals\/gdx-dc\/\">Sensor User Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/IMG_0103-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/IMG_0103-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/IMG_0103-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/product\/drop-counter\/\">Drop Counter<\/a> (<nobr>VDC-BTD<\/nobr>)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2013 &#8211; Current<\/li>\n<li>This sensor requires an interface (e.g., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vernier.com\/labq3\">LabQuest 3<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vernier.com\/lq-mini\">LabQuest Mini<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1414\/\">Drop Counter Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/manuals\/vdc-btd\/\">Sensor User Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/IMG_0104-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/IMG_0104-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/IMG_0104-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vernier Drop Counter (pre-2013)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2007-2012 Sensor Auto-IDs<\/li>\n<li>Pre-2007 Sensor does not Auto-ID (and therefore cannot be used with Graphical Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>Both versions of the Drop Counter look the same.<\/li>\n<li>This sensor requires an interface (e.g., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vernier.com\/labq3\">LabQuest 3<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vernier.com\/lq-mini\">LabQuest Mini<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1414\/\">Drop Counter Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VDC-BTD-6.18.2012.pdf\">Sensor User Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3855\/\">Go Direct Drop Counter Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1414\/\">Drop Counter Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the following images to determine the version of your Drop Counter. The dates indicate the approximate time frame when these sensors were sold.For details&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15531","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\/11044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}