The PS-3212 wireless current sensor has a broad current-measurement range for introductory and advanced investigations of electricity and basic circuits. Designed with user safety in mind, it measures currents up to 1 A and has built-in overload protection. Acquired data are transmitted wirelessly to computers, Chromebooks (Google notebook computers), tablets, and smartphones. With a wireless voltage sensor, students can investigate Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits, and more. Because current exists only in a closed circuit, the wireless current sensor must form part of a closed circuit to measure current. It must be connected in series and has very low internal resistance, only 0.1Ω. It is therefore not recommended to connect it directly across a battery or another voltage source without a resistive load. In chemistry, the wireless current sensor helps students count the electrons driving chemical reactions, much as a balance measures the mass of substances in a reaction. Current intensity in amperes determines the number of atoms participating in a chemical reaction; this relationship allows current to be used to calculate the amount of reactant available in a solution. Integrating current also tracks the amount of metal that may be electroplated onto an electrode.
| Parameter | Value |
| High current - Measurement range | ±1 A |
| High current - Resolution | 0.2 mA |
| Low current - Measurement range | ±0.1 A |
| Low current - Resolution | 0.02 mA |
| Input resistance | 0.1 Ω |
| Maximum sampling rate | 100 kHz |
| Connection Method | USB interface and Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Data Logging Function | Supported |
| Battery Type | Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer Battery (LiPo) |
Current flow in series and parallel circuits; experiments on Kirchhoff's current law; current flow in electrolysis. Typical experiments: Ohm's law; RC and LRC circuit analysis; electrochemistry. Available experiments: Senior-high-school physics: Observe capacitor discharge using sensors in student groups. Measure wire resistivity in student groups. Measure source electromotive force and internal resistance in student groups. Investigate the relationship between voltages and turns in primary and secondary transformer coils in student groups. Demonstrate the relationship between capacitor-plate potential difference and charge. Current-voltage characteristics of a fixed resistor. Current-voltage characteristics of a diode. Study factors affecting conductor resistance. Measure electromotive force and internal resistance of a fruit battery. Lenz's law. Investigate conditions for generating induced current. Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction. Demonstrate alternating-current direction. Demonstrate voltage waveforms in an oscillatory circuit. Observe the relationship between photoresistor resistance and light intensity. Relationship between thermistor resistance and temperature—experiment video. Apparatus for quantitative study of the photoelectric effect. Junior-high-school physics: Investigate relationships between appliance voltages and source voltage in series circuits. Investigate relationships between branch-appliance voltages and source voltage in parallel circuits. Investigate current versus voltage. Investigate current versus resistance. Practice using a sliding rheostat. Measure resistance by the voltmeter-ammeter method. Measure the electrical power of a small bulb. Senior-high-school chemistry: Investigate fruit batteries using sensors. Junior-high-school chemistry: Investigate fruit batteries using sensors. Innovative physics experiments: Measure voltage across series components; voltage versus time; digital electricity experiments; what a conductor is; what a circuit is; build simple series and parallel circuits; build complex circuits; Ampere's law; current-voltage characteristics of a fixed resistor; electromagnetism experiments; study resistors, capacitors, and inductors; circuits and electric power; voltage and batteries; resistance and Ohm's law; series and parallel resistors; electric power; compound circuits; variable resistance; capacitors; LED; electromagnets; and electricity generated by magnetism.
Two measurement ranges: ±1 A and ±0.1 A. Resolution: 0.2mA in the ±1A range and 0.02 mA in the ±0.1 A range. High-speed sampling; built-in memory for remote data logging; variable sampling rates for recording small, rapid changes or experiments lasting hours, days, or weeks.
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