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Does anybody make a machinist oriented calculator ?
or what calculators does everyone use ? how about a waterproof one ? thanks Mike |
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No machinist oriented one, specifically. I keep a TI fractions capable
calculator on my bench. It works equally well in fractions or decimals or mixed, and converts freely between the 2. Mine came from Radio Shack. For calculations in long formulas a direct algebraic entry calculator is handy. One of these, that is programmable, IMO would make a very good "machinist oriented" calculator. Bob Swinney "Mike" wrote in message om... Does anybody make a machinist oriented calculator ? or what calculators does everyone use ? how about a waterproof one ? thanks Mike |
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In article , Mike says...
or what calculators ... HP15C for me. Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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jim rozen wrote: In article , Mike says... or what calculators ... HP15C for me. And for me. I keep one in my belt pouch (along with a 16C for other purposes), and a second 15C in the shop, in a Ziploc baggie to keep coolant and swarf out of it. Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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Mike wrote: Does anybody make a machinist oriented calculator ? or what calculators does everyone use ? how about a waterproof one ? thanks Mike Try Google. Here are a couple. There is software available for your PC too. http://www.toolingu.com/bookstore/it...spx?item_ID=29 http://www.eisc.com/catalog/product_...products_id=28 -- Randy Replogle (Central Indiana) |
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In my shop, I use whatever dirt cheap or free POS I have at the moment.
Sometimes my brain doesn't want to subtract 0.916 from 1.241 or something. Upstairs, I use an HP-15C, which I believe is the absolute pinnacle of calculators as far as what it can do and user interface. There are much newer lower power models but you have to program those using a dumb computer- science-like language. The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, you can learn *everything* on once, and you never forget it. Were I to sell it today (fat chance) it would bring nearly double what I paid for it. At my last engineering job I had young engineers gasp when they saw it and say things like "Aren't you worried someone will STEAL that? Do you know how much those go for on ebay now?" Grant Mike wrote: Does anybody make a machinist oriented calculator ? or what calculators does everyone use ? how about a waterproof one ? thanks Mike |
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In article , Grant Erwin says...
The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about 10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators even *better*? Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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jim rozen wrote: In article , Grant Erwin says... The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about 10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators even *better*? Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== I have and use a 15C too... however, I change the batteries every 3 or 4 years as I worry about them corroding. I figure batteries are cheap, 15C's are expensive now. Erik PS, Also have a 32SII. It does fractions very well, best I've ever seen. |
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"Erik" wrote in message
... In article , jim rozen wrote: In article , Grant Erwin says... The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about 10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators even *better*? Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== I have and use a 15C too... however, I change the batteries every 3 or 4 years as I worry about them corroding. I figure batteries are cheap, 15C's are expensive now. I have a 12C and a 15C, and I change batteries every ten years, whether they need it or not. g The battery life in those things is beyond belief. That, and my Fluke 75 voltmeter. The battery (or batteries?) has been in there for at least 15 years, and it's still going strong. Ed Huntress |
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Erik wrote in message ...
PS, Also have a 32SII. It does fractions very well, best I've ever seen. I have the 32SII as well; excellent kit. Do you happen to know if the manual is available electronically anywhere? I tried HP, but only non-english versions were available. Thanks for any help. |
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Yup, they're old NMOS technology, whereas today's are CMOS. Also, today's
voltages are much much lower. - GWE jim rozen wrote: In article , Grant Erwin says... The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about 10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators even *better*? Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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Yeah, and don't forget possibly the greatest savings is that the LCDs use
ambient light and pose no drain on the batt. Bob Swinney "Grant Erwin" wrote in message ... Yup, they're old NMOS technology, whereas today's are CMOS. Also, today's voltages are much much lower. - GWE jim rozen wrote: In article , Grant Erwin says... The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about 10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators even *better*? Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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Grant Erwin wrote: jim rozen wrote: In article , Grant Erwin says... [ ... ] The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, [ ... ] Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about 10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators even *better*? Yup, they're old NMOS technology, whereas today's are CMOS. Also, today's voltages are much much lower. - GWE Hmm ... I *think* that the 'C' in the model number indicates that it is one of the early ones based on CMOS technology, instead of the NMOS used in the earlier ones -- 35, 45, 55, 65, 67, etc. I believe that there was a 25C as well, a smaller version of the form factor of the 35 et all, but with CMOS technology. Those earlier ones *were* battery hungry. The 15C lasts a very long time, except when a piece of heavy equipment holds some buttons depressed for a month or two. :-) Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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Hmm ... I *think* that the 'C' in the model number indicates that it is one of the early ones based on CMOS technology, instead of the NMOS used in the earlier ones -- 35, 45, 55, 65, 67, etc. I believe that there was a 25C as well, a smaller version of the form factor of the 35 et all, but with CMOS technology. Those earlier ones *were* battery hungry. The 15C lasts a very long time, except when a piece of heavy equipment holds some buttons depressed for a month or two. :-) Enjoy, DoN. I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I recall reading that the 'C' in all those HP calculator model numbers meant they had continuous memory... something really cuting edge at the time. I think the 25-C might have been the first with it. Much later they dropped the 'C', but all HP's (that I know of anyway) still have the continuous memory feature. Erik |
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In article , DoN. Nichols says...
Hmm ... I *think* that the 'C' in the model number indicates that it is one of the early ones based on CMOS technology, Ah HAA! I always wondered about that. Where were the A, B, D, etc? What a throw-back to a different time, imagine a manufacturer putting the logic type in a part number, now. Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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"Grant Erwin" wrote in message ... The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, you can learn *everything* on once, and you never forget it. Were I to sell it today (fat chance) it would bring nearly double what I paid for it. At my last engineering job I had young engineers gasp when they saw it and say things like "Aren't you worried someone will STEAL that? Do you know how much those go for on ebay now?" That blew my mind! I never would have guessed my HP11C is worth more than I paid for it twenty plus years ago!! What do you mean by battery hungery?! My HP11C has the original 20+ year old batteries in it! I have it laying in the tool box in the shop. I rarely use it, but ran across it the other day and it is still working fine! Greg |
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Greg O wrote:
"Grant Erwin" wrote in message ... The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow and battery-hungry by today's standards, you can learn *everything* on once, and you never forget it. Were I to sell it today (fat chance) it would bring nearly double what I paid for it. At my last engineering job I had young engineers gasp when they saw it and say things like "Aren't you worried someone will STEAL that? Do you know how much those go for on ebay now?" That blew my mind! I never would have guessed my HP11C is worth more than I paid for it twenty plus years ago!! What do you mean by battery hungery?! My HP11C has the original 20+ year old batteries in it! I have it laying in the tool box in the shop. I rarely use it, but ran across it the other day and it is still working fine! Greg My 10C is also on its original battery and it's OLD. Don't remember how old it is. Whenever the HP 21 keyboarf started to double on a few keys. Must have been shortly after the 11C came out. ...lew... |
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Mike wrote:
Does anybody make a machinist oriented calculator ? or what calculators does everyone use ? how about a waterproof one ? thanks Mike How about a abacus or soroban? They are prety much water, lubricant etc proof. :-) ...lew... |
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Mike wrote:
Does anybody make a machinist oriented calculator ? or what calculators does everyone use ? how about a waterproof one ? thanks Mike Mike, I use an older HP 11C Scientific, among some other vintage HP's and keep it in a one quart clear plastic zip lock bag that I replace frequently. Fold the bag round back and tape it. The reason for the affinity for HP is that I like RPN and the calculator carries 12 places of accuracy, whether you can see it on the readout or not. If I want to lay out 127 divisions around a circle, each step is 2.83 degrees, but calculator will carry 2.83464566929 degrees to be added to the 2.83 degrees. This very accurate number allows the error to be distributed around the circle as best as you can read your dial. Henry |
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(Richard Coke) wrote: From: "Mike" or what calculators does everyone use ? K&E Log Log Duplex Decitrig G Not a giggle; I find a crude 6" slide rule very handy for making up gear trains for really odd threads because you can 'see' the error on ratios. -- free men own guns - slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ |
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What was the name of that mechanical calculator you guys were discussing
here a few months ago? It was a round anodized beast. Lance |
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In article Hsh9c.23365$li5.14848@pd7tw3no, Lance A Boyle says...
What was the name of that mechanical calculator you guys were discussing here a few months ago? It was a round anodized beast. Curta. Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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jim rozen wrote: In article Hsh9c.23365$li5.14848@pd7tw3no, Lance A Boyle says... What was the name of that mechanical calculator you guys were discussing here a few months ago? It was a round anodized beast. Curta. Jim That's it. Thanks. Lance |
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In article ,
jim rozen wrote: In article Hsh9c.23365$li5.14848@pd7tw3no, Lance A Boyle says... What was the name of that mechanical calculator you guys were discussing here a few months ago? It was a round anodized beast. Curta. Jim ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at yktvmv (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== Here's a site with just about everything you'd ever want to know about HP calculators. http://www.hpmuseum.org/hpmuseum.html There is some on slide rules and Curta's too in the 'Before HP Calculators' link within. Erik |
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Lance A Boyle wrote:
What was the name of that mechanical calculator you guys were discussing here a few months ago? It was a round anodized beast. Lance Curta. ...lew... |
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