PASCO equipment and datalogging in general

[David King]

Hello all,

Either no-one posts to this list-serv, or my school filters are over- 
stepping their brief.

Looking at the list of subscribers there are many schools represented  
here.

Could I kick off a discussion on datalogging etc.

1. We have some 'old' PASCO Dataloggers (Workshop 500, 750 series, as  
I recall) that need to be cleared from the cupboard. I would be happy  
to see them used elsewhere. If anyone fancies details, drop me a line  
- first come first served. They are in various states of repair (i.e.  
leads missing or not - but all in excellent outward condition. I have  
not used them, so cannot comment on the innards).

2. We are thinking of investing in PASCO PASPORT sensors  (I used  
them in the UK and was was quite happy with them). Has anyone else  
here gone down that route?

	We have found the retail PASCO prices here in NZ to be twice  
(allowing for exchange rate) the retail cost in the US. I have asked  
PASCO (USA) if they might sell direct to schools here, but they have  
declined, suggesting that we form a consortium to lever the resellers  
here (Betacom) down in price. Would anyone be interested in forming a  
consortium? At the moment it would possibly(depending on volume etc)  
be cheaper to fly over to the US and buy it over the counter and then  
have shipped back, than to buy here.

3. What other data logging units are people using and at what level  
are people at - demo's only or class sets?

I hope this gets through.

Regards

David King
Physics HoD
Christ's College
Private Bag 4900
Christchurch
New Zealand




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