PASCO ES-9057C User manual

Instruction Sheet
012-07144B
Charge Producers and Proof Plane
ES-9057C
800-772-8700 www.pasco.com
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Introduction
The PASCO ES-9057C Charge Producers and Proof Plane are
electrostatic components for use with additional equipment from
the PASCO Basic Electrostatics System (ES-9080). The two
charge producers are used to generate equal positive and negative
charges by contact. The proof plane can be used to measure
charge density on a charged object.
Recommended Equipment*
• Faraday Ice Pail (ES-9042A)
• Basic Electrometer (ES-9078)
Related Equipment*
• Conductive Spheres (ES-9059C)
• Conductive Shapes (ES-9061)
*See the PASCO catalog or web site at www.pasco.com for more informa-
tion.
The Charge Producers
The charge producers consist of two wands, one with light mate-
rial and one with dark material attached to a conductive disk.
Briskly rub the light and dark surfaces of the two charge produc-
ers together. The disk with the light surface will acquire a posi-
tive charge; the disk with the dark surface will acquire a negative
charge. Rub the light surface charge producer against the proof
plane. The white disk will acquire a negative charge, while the
disk of the proof plane will acquire a positive charge.
Proof Plane
The proof plane is an aluminum-covered conductive disk
attached to an insulated handle. It is used to sample the charge
density on charged conductive surfaces.
NOTE: Oil build-up on the non-conductive neck can affect
results. Clean with alcohol before using.
• If a zero charge is desirable, discharge the charge producers
by touching the conductive disk and handle to ground. To be
sure the disk and handle is fully discharged, gently breathe
on the non conductive neck. The moisture from your breath
will help remove any stray charge.
• Avoid touching the neck during normal use. The oils from
your hands will provide a path for charges to leak off. Occa-
sionally clean the disk surfaces and the neck with alcohol.
• When you first use the charge producers, or just after clean-
ing, they may not produce charges readily. Rub the white
surface vigorously on the conductive disk of the proof plane.
Conductive
knob
Conductive knob
Light
surface
Dark surface
Non-conductive neck
Non-conductive neck (white)
Handle
Conductive disk (black)
Aluminum
surface
Conductive disk (black)
Non-conductive neck (white)
Handle
Conductive knob
Non-conductive neck

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NOTE: The charge producers are designed to be used with the
basic electrometer (ES-9078). They do not produce sufficient
charge for use with a standard electroscope.
The conductive knob on the end of the charge producers and the
proof plane is designed to be used with the Conductive Hollow
Sphere from the PASCO ES-9061 Conductive Shapes apparatus.
You can insert the knob through the hole on the top of the Con-
ductive Hollow Sphere to sample the charge density on the inside
of the sphere.
Other
The conductive disk material is carbon-filled black polycarbon-
ate (about 103). The nonconductive neck is white polycarbon-
ate (about 1014 ).
NOTE: You can then use a PASCO Basic Electrometer and a
Faraday Ice Pail (ES-9042A) to measure the charge density on
the proof plane, as shown in the following illustration.
By touching the proof plane to a surface, it will acquire the same
charge distribution as the surface. By measuring the charge on
the proof plane, the charge density on the surface can be deter-
mined. The greater the charge on the proof plane, the greater the
charge density on the surface where the proof plane made con-
tact.
When the proof plane is touched to a conductor, the proof plane
becomes part of the conductive surface. If the effect on the shape
of the surface is significant, the sampling of the charge density
will not be accurate. Therefore, always touch the proof plane to
the conductor in such a way as to minimize the distortion of the
conductive surface. The following illustration shows the recom-
mended method for using the proof plane to sample the charge on
a conductive sphere.
NOTE: To accurately sample charge density, the conductor should
be considerably larger than the disk of the proof plane and have a
relatively large radius of curvature at the point from which the
sample is taken. However, the proof plane can be used to test for
charge polarity on conductors of any shape.
Technical Support
For assistance with any PASCO product, contact PASCO at:
For more information about the Charge Producers and Proof
Plane and the latest revision of this Instruction Sheet, visit:
www.pasco.com/go?ES-9057C
Limited Warranty For a description of the product warranty, see the
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Electrometer Faraday Ice
Pail
Charged Proof Plane
Signal lead
Ground lead
Address: PASCO scientific
10101 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95747-7100
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Charged conductive
sphere
Proof plane is tangent
to the surface of the
conductor.
Proof plane is NOT
tangent to the surface
of the conductor.
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