Canon Palmtronic F-6 scientific calculator from 1975 (kind of rare now?)
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05-07-2016, 02:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-07-2016 03:52 PM by jebem.)
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RE: Canon Palmtronic F-6 scientific calculator from 1975 (kind of rare now?)
A single screw holds the back cover that also have plastic notches to maintain structural rigidity.
Does anyone understand what is written in this white label on the back cover? I suppose it is Japanese, and I saw another calculator picture in the Internet with the same label. Although my calculator is missing the English label that I can see in that other Internet picture. EDIT - Used ABBY Fine Reader and some Japanese text was recognized and later googled: CANON 保証書 = CANON Warranty card 197 年 月 日 = 197 year month day 内容は使用I兑明赛に驴鲛れてい = I use content wa ni donkey race against the next shark made me cry te い ??? Obviously the label printing is worn to the point that it is impossible now to be machine readable. Injection molded keys. Shielding spring connector detail. It connects the metal front plate to the machine PCB ground. The Hitachi HD3699 SoC processor is complemented by a DC-DC power supply converter to generate the required high voltage to illuminate the VFD. The PCA set includes: - The Processor/Power Supply/VFD main PCB, which in turn holds the Power Supply PCB; - The Keyboard PCB; All the three PCB's are soldered to each other by using single core wiring. I measured the current consumption using a 4.5V power supply. After power: 60mA All digits on: 82mA Calculating sin: 65mA. This translates to a power consumption of a minimum of 270mW and a maximum of 370mW, much less than the declared 0.6W value in the English back cover label (the one missing in my machine). The VFD terminals are clearly identified. Terminals "1" to "12" for the digits selection, then "a" to "g" and "dp" for the 7-segments plus decimal point selectors. The electrolytic capacitors have a working voltage of 50V. I didn't care to check them as the machine works flawlessly with a bright steady VFD light emission.. From the two power supply transistors, only one have a identification label, with "D467" (2SD467 NPN Si). The TDK transformer has a code of CD-1015, Japan. The date codes in the transistor and in the SoC processor is "5L". Visible in the picture is one broken black plastic pin that I couldn't find its original place. This machine was opened before by others, but apparently nothing was modified or repaired as all components solder joints looks tom be untouched. The 12 digit VFD is soldered to the Processor PCB. Jose Mesquita RadioMuseum.org member |
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Canon Palmtronic F-6 scientific calculator from 1975 (kind of rare now?) - jebem - 05-07-2016, 02:37 PM
RE: Canon Palmtronic F-6 scientific calculator from 1975 (kind of rare now?) - jebem - 05-07-2016 02:52 PM
RE: Canon Palmtronic F-6 scientific calculator from 1975 (kind of rare now?) - Bob Patton - 05-08-2016, 12:44 AM
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