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Spring Loaded Cart

 

Spring Loaded Cart Demo Picture

  • Located in L02, section B1.
  • Place metal plates (two) on track end stops and seperate
    end stops by about 5 cm (as shown above); place spring on launcher shaft and
    insert launcher shaft through holes in metal plates, compressing spring. Small
    pin on string allows for quick, frictionless release.
Posted in Mechanics, Motion in One Dimension, Work and EnergyTagged cart, launcher, loaded, spring

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