Hi
I've seen several sites that offer Heathkit manuals. Some of them
originals.
The EC-1 is good for doing linear differential equations ( converted into
integral equations ). It does lack the ability to multiply two analog
levels.
All scaling is done with fixed or adjustable resistors.
The operators manual has little in it other than simple examples of
adding signal together and integrating with capacitors. It does
have an interesting simulation at the end. It is a bouncing ball
simulation. Such things as gravity, bounce lose and air friction
can be fiddled with.
It does require an external source for a sine/cosine source to
create the ball on a scope. One could create a sine/cosine source
with two op-amps but the ball simulation requires all but one of the
EC-1's op-amps. A while back, I wrote down a solution that reduced
the number of needed op-amps by one. This frees up the needed
extra op-amp to do the oscillator. I put the schematic some place
but I believe most anyone could figure it out with a little thought.
One thing to be aware of is the offset adjustments. When using
the op-amps for gain and inverter, you adjust it slightly different
than what you'd do for integrators. In one case you are balancing
offset voltage and the other offset current.
The original used the half the clear plastic connectors that used
to be used to connect 300 twin lead. RS used to carry these
years ago but I've not seen any anywhere. These had the right
spacing to work with the crystal sockets used on the front
of the EC-1. I've fount that the mini-banana connectors that
Pamona has ( see their web page ). Of course, they are a
source for the needed standard size banana jumper cables.
These are not cheap but they do have them.
I think Doug Coward's site does have the schematic for the
bouncing ball simulation. That is the most important part of the
operators manual( I think it is still someplace ).
Dwight
From: Jos Dreesen / Marian Capel <jos.mar at
bluewin.ch>
Just kidding about the disk of course .
But I now have a mint condition EC-1 and was wondering :
- if an operations manual is available, online or as a copy.
( i only have the assembly manual, am willing to pay for the
operation manual )
- any source for the plugins ( the plastic bits, R and C are not so much a
problem ) ?
- Is it just my impression, or is any problem I can tackle with an EC-1
much faster handled with a pocketcalculator or a slide rule?
The wiring on my EC1 is lethal : i plan to mount a IEC socket so I can use
regular modern-day earthed mains cable. Sacrilege or common sense ?
Jos Dreesen