Set-up Instructions for M: K - 8

Equipment Locations
Item Location
Free Fall ApparatusBetween Sets 2 and 3 in the back
Spark Generator + Power SupplyBetween Sets 2 and 3 in the back
Spark TapeWith apparatus

Set-up Instructions

  1. Check to make sure the apparatus is level, vertically, once rolled into the lecture hall.  If this step is not done, the projectile will bounce out of the catcher and away from the lecturer:

A level shows that the apparatus is vertical.

  1.  Connect the spark generator's black and red wires, respectively, to the apparatus locations pictured below:

The black wire connects at the bottom of the apparatus.          The red wire connects to the bare wire at the top of the apparatus.

  1. Connect the power supply for the magnet to the location shown in the photo below:

2 ports exist on top of the magnet for the power supply to connect to.

  1. Check that the gray cord from the power supply is connected to the trigger on the spark generator, as shown in the photo below:

The power supply sits atop the spark generator; the two are connected with a gray cord.