User's Manual

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Units not listed
Units not listed in the Units menu, but available in the calculator include: gmol
(gram-mole), lbmol (pound-mole), rpm (revolutions per minute), dB (decibels).
These units are accessible through menu 117.02, triggered by using
MENU(117.02) in ALG mode, or 117.02 ` MENU in RPN mode. The
menu will show in the screen as follows (use ‚˜to show labels in
display):
These units are also accessible through the catalog, for example:
gmol: ‚N~„g
lbmol: ‚N~„l
rpm: ‚N~„r
dB: ‚N~„d
Converting to base units
To convert any of these units to the default units in the SI system, use the
function UBASE
. For example, to find out what is the value of 1 poise (unit of
viscosity) in the SI units, use the following:
In ALG mode, system flag 117 set to CHOOSE boxes:
‚Û Select the UNITS menu
@@OK@@ Select the TOOLS menu
˜ @@OK@@ Select the UBASE function
1 ‚Ý Enter 1 and underline
‚Û Select the UNITS menu
— @@OK@@ Select the VISCOSITY option
@@OK@@ Select the UNITS menu
` Convert the units