Open source physics photogate kit

Photogate Hardware List

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Photogate Hardware List

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List of hardware

Ref Description Qty Vendor Part #
1 Aluminum rod, 1ft, 3/8” diam. 1 McMaster-Carr 8974K24
2 Loop clamp, 3/8” OD 2 McMaster-Carr 3177T11
3 10-32 machine screws, 3/8” long 2 McMaster-Carr 92196A267
4 mount plate, 1/16” acrylic 2 Laser cut [1]  
5 4-40 machine screws, 5/16” long 4 McMaster-Carr 91249A107
6 4-40 machine screws, 1/4” long 16 McMaster-Carr 91249A105
7 Cable covers, 1/16” acrylic 4 Laser cut [1]  
8 photogate led/sensor pair 1 Digikey 365-1628-ND
9 2-56 machine screws, 5/16” long 4 McMaster-Carr 91249A052
10 RJ11 breakout board 1 Gravitech RJ11-TERM
RJ11 6P6C cables, straight, 7ft 1 Monoprice 938

Footnotes

[1](1, 2) Designs for the laser cut parts can be downloaded from https://bitbucket.org/iorodeo/photogates.

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