Accessory for the Time, Speed Acceleration Unit.
The DJB TSA unit embraces touch screen technology making it faster and easier to operate. It has been designed to give it a smart look and it retains all the features which make it the ideal tool for lab measurements in kinematics. TSA is much, much more than just another Timer. TSA is a microprocessor based, stand alone unit. It is a very versatile instrument having the following modes of operation; Time interval (4), Event times (8), Speed (4), Acceleration data, Accelerations (2), A fast timer (8) - for times www.betterequipped.co.uk.
List of Accessories available to buy seperately:
80962 Light Bridge 80963 Light Gate Source80964 Light Gate Receiver 80965 g by Free Fall Timing Plate 80966 Reaction Switches - Pair 80967 Sound Switches - Pair 80968 Energy & Projectiles Track
The Sound Switches connect to the TSA unit and can be used to measure the speed of sound in air and through solids.
Because TSA can measure time intervals to 1/100 of a milliseconds it is possible to put the switches a short distance apart in the lab and measure how long time takes to travel that distance.
The quality of the sound source is important. A clean, fast rising pulse can be best generated by hitting an empty bottle with the plastic handle of a screwdriver. Alternatively our Clapper Board can be used. When the sound arrives at the first switch it starts the Fast Timer in the TSA unit and when it arrives at the second switch it stops the timer. The switches are latched.
These Sound Switches enable pupils to quickly and easily carry out an experiment where in the past it has been very difficult to achieve consistently reliable results.