Dynamics Cart & Track System
DTS—1.2 m track, no sensors included
DTS-LONG—2.2 m track, no sensors included
Vernier Dynamic System (discontinued)
VDS—1.2 m track, no sensors included
VDS-LONG—2.2 m track, no sensors included
Using a cart/track system with our Motion Encoder Carts or Go Direct Sensor Carts? See:
Motion Encoder System Troubleshooting and FAQs
How do I decide which Dynamics Cart and Track System to purchase?
Cart and Track System Information
Using the Accessories
The following articles explain how to set up the various accessories that can be used with the Cart and Track Systems.
- How do I attach an Ultra Pulley to the end of a Vernier Track?
- How do I attach a Photogate and Ultra Pulley to the end of a Vernier Track?
- How are magnets installed in the Adjustable End Stops?
- How do I attach the Motion Detector bracket to the Vernier track?
- How do I connect a dynamics track to a ring stand?
- How do I attach the Bumper Launcher Kit to a track?
- How do I attach a photogate to a track?
VDS SYSTEMS ONLY
- How do I attach a mass to a green metal Vernier dynamics cart?
- How do I put the Vernier Dynamics System mass and the dual range force sensor on the green metal dynamics cart at the same time?
- Can I use Go Direct Acceleration with a metal cart?
General Cart and Track System FAQs
The following articles apply to any of the cart and track systems.
- My Vernier Dynamics Cart jumps off the track when after colliding with the magnetic end stop.
- What Vernier products do I need to order to implement a Real Time Physics program at my college?
- What is the spring constant on the Vernier Dynamics Carts with plunger and Sensor Carts ?
- Can I make substitutions to parts included with the Vernier Dynamics System package?
- Should I buy the Vernier Dynamics Cart and Track System with the short track or the long track?
- Does the friction pad work with the Fan Cart (CART-F) or the Encoder Fan Cart (CART-FEC)?
- What is the maximum size ring stand rod that can be used with the Rod Clamp?
- What are the dimensions of your 1.2 track and 2.2 m tracks?
- What is the best way to clean a track?
- How do I use two motion detectors or two motion encoders at once to study collisions?
- What are the dimensions for the different slots on a Vernier dynamics track?
Dynamics Cart and Track System (order code DTS) FAQs
- Can I buy a plunger-equipped encoder cart?
- How do I connect the Go Direct Force and Acceleration Sensor to a plastic Vernier dynamics cart?
- How can I fix a broken axle mount on a Vernier DTS cart?
- What are the dimensions of the plastic dynamics carts?
Vernier Dynamics System (order code VDS) FAQs
- How do you take apart a Vernier Dynamics Cart?
- How do I put the Vernier Dynamics System mass and the dual range force sensor on the green metal dynamics cart at the same time?
- How do I change the batteries in the Cart Fan (FAN-VDS)?
- Is the cart picket fence compatible with the mass for (green metal) VDS dynamics carts?
- What are the specs of the neodymium magnets used in the Vernier Carts?
- What are the dimensions of the green aluminum carts?
Pasco and Vernier Compatibility
- Will Pasco dynamics carts work on the Vernier tracks or vice versa?
- Can I attach a Pasco Motion Sensor to end of a Vernier track?
- Will Vernier photogate brackets work with Pasco tracks?
- Can I attach Vernier cart fans to a Pasco cart?
- Can the Vernier Optics Expansion Kit, and other optics accessories, be used with PASCO tracks?
- Does the Vernier Cart Picket Fence fit into a Pasco Dynamics Cart?
- Will Vernier Friction Pads work with Pasco carts?
- Can I use the Track-to-Track Coupler to connect a Vernier track to a Pasco track?
- Are Vernier and Pasco products compatible?
- How do I connect a Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (WDSS) to a PASCO cart?
- Can I attach a Pasco Super Pulley to the end of a Vernier track?
Accessories, Replacement Parts, & Related Products
Supported Sensors
GO DIRECT SENSORS
- Go Direct® Motion Detector (GDX-MD)
- Go Direct® Photogate (GDX-VPG)
- Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor (GDX-FOR)
- Go Direct® Acceleration Sensor (GDX-ACC)
USB ONLY SENSOR
- Go! Motion (GO-MOT)
LABQUEST SENSORS
- Motion Detector (MD-BTD)
- Photogate (VPG-BTD)
- Dual-Range Force Sensor (DFS-BTA)
- Low-g Accelerometer (LGA-BTA)
INTERFACES (required for LabQuest Sensors)
- LabQuest Mini (LQ-MINI)
- LabQuest 3 (LABQ3)
Accessories
ALL SYSTEMS
- Bumper and Launcher Kit (BLK)
- Cart Picket Fence (PF-CART)
- Fan Cart (CART-F)
- Track-to-Track Coupler (T2T-VDS)
- Motion Encoder Cart Upgrade Kit (DTS-MEU)
- Motion Encoder Cart and Receiver (DTS-MEC)
- Go Direct® Sensor Cart (GDX-CART-G)
- Go Direct® Sensor Cart (GDX-CART-Y)
- Hanging Mass Set 250 g (PHY-HM250)
DTS SYSTEMS ONLY
- Cart Fan (DTS-CFAN)
- Friction Pad DTS (DTS-PAD)
- Eddy Current Brake (DTS-ECB)
VDS SYSTEMS ONLY
- Friction Pad (PAD-VDS)
- Pulley Bracket (B-SPA)
- Ultra Pulley Attachment (SPA)
Replacement Parts
ALL SYSTEMS
- Adjustable End Stop (AS-VDS)
- Adjustable Two-Foot Leveler (AL-VDS)
- Motion Detector Bracket (DTS-MDB)
- Photogate Bracket (PGB-VDS)
- Rod Clamp (RC-VDS)
- Standard Cart (DTS-CART-S)
- Plunger Cart (DTS-CART-P)
- Anti-Roll Pegs (10 Pack) (VDS-ARP10)
- Combination Track/Optics Bench (TRACK)
- Vernier Dynamics System Axles and Wheels for Cart (WHEELS-VDS)
DTS SYSTEMS ONLY
- Mass DTS (DTS-MASS)
- Pulley Bracket (B-SPA)
- Ultra Pulley Attachment (SPA)
- Motion Detector Reflector Flag (DTS-FLAG)
- Dynamics Cart and Track System Fasteners for Force Sensor and Accelerometer (DTS-ACC)
- Dynamics Cart Replacement Tabs (DTS-TABS)
VDS SYSTEMS ONLY
- Mass for Dynamics Cart (MASS)
- Vernier Dynamics System Replacement Parts Kit (VDS-RPK)
Related Products
OTHER DYNAMICS SYSTEMS
OPTICS ADD-ONS
- Optics Expansion Kit (OEK)
⚬ Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor (GDX-LC)
⚬ Light Sensor (LS-BTA) - Mirror Set for Optics Expansion Kit (M-OEK)
- Polarizer/Analyzer for Optics Expansion Kit (PAK-OEK)
⚬ Go Direct® Rotary Motion Sensor (GDX-RMS)
⚬ Rotary Motion Sensor (RMV-BTD) - Color Mixer Kit (CM-OEK)
- Diffraction Apparatus (DAK)