19 Jul
2000
19 Jul
'00
9:13 p.m.
Maybe it was Farnell, then...
Not being 'in the trade' any more I don't get to see the latest RS or
Farnell catalogues :-(
RS still sell a lot of Xcelite driver kits, but they only seem to do one
small vinyl roll kit that includes TORX, and it's a tad expensive - ukp48!
Bit much for li'l ol' me.
20 Jul
20 Jul
11:14 a.m.
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12:14 p.m.
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
Hi
Torx drivers can be bought from auto parts stores that carry tools.
To get long shaft ones, you'll most likely need to order them.
Torx have gotten popular in the auto industry so the tool companies
like K&D sell them. I have a set of 1/4 inch drive bits that I
bought from Sears, so you just need to ask around.
Dwight
RS still sell
a lot of Xcelite driver kits, but they only seem to do one
I remember buying all the Torx driver blades as separate parts, not as a
set. But I may well have got them from Farnell -- I've had them for about
5 years so I can't really remember.
small vinyl roll kit that includes TORX, and
it's a tad expensive - ukp48!
Bit much for li'l ol' me.
-tony
1:29 p.m.
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11:59 p.m.
On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 02:29:38 +0100 (BST) Tony Duell
<ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Maplin (a hobbyist electronics component supplier)
sell them (normal
length ones) from (IIRC) TX7 upwards. Even tamperproof ones (with the
central hole) and with anti-static handles. TX6 isn't that hard to get
(and is _essential_ if you repair HP71 calculators :-))
Ah, now I have five HP71B calculators, plus an HP bar-code
reading wand for them. I'd better get a TX6!
--
John Honniball
Email: John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk
University of the West of England
21 Jul
21 Jul
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1:20 p.m.
New subject: ZENWAND for HP-71B (was Re: Repair or Replace? [Was: Repairing Timex])
John Honniball <John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk> wrote:
Ah, now I have five HP71B calculators, plus an HP
bar-code
reading wand for them. I'd better get a TX6!
HP didn't make a bar wand for the HP-71B.
However, they did make general purpose bar wands for OEM applications.
Zengrange, the same people that made ZENROMs and ZEPROMs for the HP-41,
bought the OEM wand and integrated it into a product for the HP-71B
called the ZENWAND.
Sorry to pick nits, but I didn't want anyone who isn't familiar with
the history to go on a wild goose chase for a non-existent HP product.
22 Jul
22 Jul
3:01 a.m.
New subject: was Re: ZENWAND for HP-71B
At 01:20 AM 7/22/00 -0000, you wrote:
HP didn't make a bar wand for the HP-71B.
However, they did make general purpose bar wands for OEM applications.
Zengrange, the same people that made ZENROMs and ZEPROMs for the HP-41,
bought the OEM wand and integrated it into a product for the HP-71B
called the ZENWAND.
Sorry to pick nits, but I didn't want anyone who isn't familiar with
the history to go on a wild goose chase for a non-existent HP product.
I have an unusual HPIL peripheral made by Firmware Specialists Inc.,
called the "MODEM 300 PLUS". It incorporates a 300B modem and a port
for a 92267A wand. No manuals, though. The modem part seems
to respond to the Hayes set (it answers OK if you send AT), but I have
not the slightest idea about how to tell it to read barcodes.
carlos.
23 Jul
23 Jul
2:41 a.m.
New subject: ZENWAND for HP-71B (was Re: Repair or Replace? [Was: Repairing Timex])
At 01:20 AM 7/22/00 -0000, Eric wrote:
John Honniball <John.Honniball(a)uwe.ac.uk> wrote:
Correct. HP never made a bar code wand for the HP 71. However, Zengrange
made two different wands for the 71. The first one has the normal type
programmer applications. The second one was made for use with the HP 71s
that Zengrange sold to the UK's National Health Service (or what-ever their
exact name is). The second type wand only has functions that were used for
the NHS's data collection operations. The commercial Zenwand is much rarer.
The two wands look the same but have entirely different functions so make
sure of which one you're getting if you buy one. The NHS HP 71s and wands
are common in the UK and were sold surplus for something like 5 UK Pounds.
Joe
Ah, now I have five HP71B calculators, plus an HP
bar-code
reading wand for them. I'd better get a TX6!
HP didn't make a bar wand for the HP-71B.
However, they did make general purpose bar wands for OEM applications.
Zengrange, the same people that made ZENROMs and ZEPROMs for the HP-41,
bought the OEM wand and integrated it into a product for the HP-71B
called the ZENWAND.
Sorry to pick nits, but I didn't want anyone who isn't familiar with
the history to go on a wild goose chase for a non-existent HP product.
5:31 a.m.
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24 Jul
24 Jul
12:47 a.m.
New subject: ZENWAND for HP-71B (was Re: Repair or Replace? [Was:
At 06:31 PM 7/23/00 +0100, Tony wrote:
That's news to me. The ones that I looked at only had a few functions
in them. Someone should round up some of each and find out for sure. I
have the manual for the commmercail version so I can supply a list of
functions for it.
Joe
Correct. HP never made a bar code wand for the HP 71. However, Zengrange
made two different wands for the 71. The first one has the normal type
programmer applications. The second one was made for use with the HP 71s
that Zengrange sold to the UK's National Health Service (or what-ever their
The big HP71 cotnract over here was with the DHSS (Department of Health
and Social Security). Or at least that's what the ROM modules and
overlays say on them.
exact name is). The second type wand only has
functions that were used for
the NHS's data collection operations. The commercial Zenwand is much rarer.
Are you sure?
The reason I'm questioning this is that I have a couple of Zenwands. Both
were cheap and are almost certainly from the DHSS contract. But they seem
to have the normal functions in the ROM, including the BASIC program to
print barcodes on a Thinkjet.
It's possible that there's a version with cusom software in it, but there
are certainly some cheap ones with the standard software about over here.
5:49 a.m.
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