
3B SCIENTIFIC®PHYSICS
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Displacement Sensor 1000568
Instruction sheet
10/15 Hh
1. Description
Displacement sensor inside a 3B NETlogTM sen-
sor box and featuring a built-in precision potenti-
ometer plus a rotating pulley onto which a string
can be wound in order to measure displacement.
Suitable for recording periodic and oscillatory
movements which can be traced by the turning of
the string on the pulley without putting too much
strain on the precision potentiometer when it
reaches the limits of rotation.
The displacement sensor is detected automati-
cally by the 3B NETlogTM unit.
2. Operation
Set up the experiment with the displacement
sensor included.
If possible, select a zero point in such a way
that the limits of rotation of the pulley are
never reached.
Turn on the 3B NETlogTM unit and connect
the displacement sensor to one of the ana-
log inputs, A or B, on the 3B NETlogTM unit.
Wait for the unit to automatically detect the
sensor (it will then display "S / U", meaning
"displacement per volt").
3. Technical data
Internal diameter
of pulley: 22 mm
Max. displacement: 61 mm
Resolution: 0.3 mm
Sensor: Precision potenti-
ometer using a wire
Max. angle of rotation
for sensor pulley: 320°
Resistance range: 10 kΩ/44 mm
Max. permitted speed of
rotation for long-term use: 1 turn/second
Max. permitted torque
at end limits 100 Ncm
4. Apparatus supplied
1 Displacement sensor
1 Stand rod with thread, 120 mm
1 8-pin miniDIN cable, 1 m
1 Nylon thread, 1 m, 1 mm diam.
1 Instruction manual