TECHNICAL DATA of the Electro-Mechanical Calculator RHEINMETALL »MATHEMATON« ********************************************************************************* MODULAR CONCEPT: 2 UNITS CONNECTED BY CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES / SEPARATION w/o TOOLS !!! UPPER UNIT can be used as MANUAL CALCULATOR w/o Lower Unit (= Motor Unit) !!! ********************************************************************************* Serial Numbers: 10660 = UPPER UNIT = Calculator ( right, under Carriage ) 10660 = LOWER UNIT = Motor-Unit ( in middle of floor ) Dimensions: (ca.) Width = 15" / 38 cm Depth = 13" / 33 cm Height = 9" / 23 cm Weight: (ca.) 33 lbs / 15 kg Power Supply: 110 V AC/DC Mechanics: 8*10 Full-Keyboard Stepped Drum / Staffelwalze Functions: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide Registers: Input = 8 Decimals Counter = 8 Decimals Arithmetic = 17 Decimals Manufacturer: RHEINMETALL Soemmerda/Thueringen, Germany 1935 S T A T U S after Cleaning, Oiling, Adjusting, Repair ... ================================================================================= R E M A R K S : o With the 3-ARMS-KNOB the CARRIAGE can be stepped right/left --------------- o When the BIG KNOB (left-top) PUSHED back and/or the LEVERs (right-top) pinched, the CARRIAGE is FREE MOVABLE right/left o Left of KBD: LEVER up = "MULT"; down = "DIV" o Right of KBD: KEY (R) = REPEAT (= lockable ) red KEY ( ) = CLEAR KBD o Right SIDE: "CRANK" for MANUAL Processing o Small LEVER in front of Crank ??? o Front, down: Orange KEY [ : ] START "Auto-Div-Mode" ... ... works with BIG & SMALL LEVERS on Left Side (A) TEST UPPER UNIT ALONE as M A N U A L CALULATOR: -------------------------------------------------- (! "Cranking" only clockwise possible !) ADDITION, when "MULT": Counter = POS ; Arithmetic = POS SUBTRACTION, when "DIV": Counter = POS ; Arithmetic = NEG !=============! Repeat(R)-Key = DOWN = Keyboard cleared (R) = LOCKED ... (pull) = UP = Keyboard NOT CLEARED after procedure !====================! 37037037 3x(+) ==> 11111111 = ok 3x(+) 22222222 = ok 3x(-) 11111111 = ok 3x(-) 00000000 = ok 22/7 = 3.1428571 Remainder 3 to perform with Preset: 22 / 7 and "DIV" and "ShiftCariage" ... (!!! NOT using "Underflow ... Reverse ..." -Procedure !!!) (B) M O T O R Unit connected: -------------------------- (B1) R E M A R K S : ===>> All (A) TESTS are to perform WITHOUT POWER-CONNECTION !!! "CRANK" is BLOCKED !!! RELEASED, when [ + ] or [ - ] is pressed (B2) WHEN P O W E R E D , then [ + ] or [ - ] is performed by MOTOR !!! A T T E N T I O N !!! --------------------------- TEST Lever "MULT" (up) [ + ] ==> Counter = POS ; Arithmetic = POS [ - ] ==> Counter = NEG ; Arithmetic = NEG Lever "DIV" (down) [ + ] ==> Counter = POS ; Arithmetic = NEG [ - ] ==> Counter = NEG ; Arithmetic = POS R E M A R K : 22/7 with "DIV", [ + ] and "ShiftCariage" to perform ... (!!! NOT using "Underflow ... Reverse ..." -Procedure !!!) (!!! NOT "Auto-Div-Mode" KEY activated !!!) (B3) When central/front [ : ]-KEY is pressed for motorized DIVISION: !!! TEST 22/7 in "Auto-Div-Mode" is N O T WORKING N O W !!! !=========================! R E M A R K : To S T O P L O O P I N G : PULL the down-left Lever! !!! There is a "BAD-Stop-Mode" with blocked "MULT/DIV"-Lever !!! Pull UPPER-LEFT "STICK" under Carriage! (= automatic +/- change in "Auto-Div-Mode" !) !!! May be R E P E A T Procedure more times if necessary !!! E R R O R A N A L Y S I S : ----------------------------- Using the "MANUAL-Mode" (= NO POWER !) in "Auto-Div-Mode" ... The "Underflow" with 10s-Carry is NOT RUNNING TO THE LEFT-END !!! It stops RANDOMLY in between = NOT TRIGGER the "Reverse"-Procedure !!! TESTS: 0000...000 - 1 = 9999...999 ------ 9999...999 + 1 = 0000...000 show the SAME RANDOM ERRORS ... ===>>> INVISIBLE MisFunction between CARRIAGE and underlaying GEARS ! ================================================================================= ??? N E X T ??? SnapShots of the RESTORATION ... impressum: ********************************************************************************* © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 02/10/20 |