E-Meter Invented by Psychs - History of The Meter

[AnonKat]

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[Mark A. Baker]

It's a nice idea, but I would rather something like an osciliscope display instead of emulating a mechanical needle, and a second colored trace showing automatic tone arm adjustment.

Then you could have a text box underneath showing the current checklist you are running...

Nic's original software has something like a vertical scope display feature on the left side as an option. It makes for a very clean "f/n" reading. T/A is automatic.

Two huge advantages exist for the computer meter concept. The first is the lack of a physical needle movement. That actually greatly extends the accuracy of meter readings as well as the durability of the basic unit. Meter movements, i.e. the physical meter needle itself, are the greatest source of technical difficulties associated with meter construction. The second advantage is that given that data is nearly continuously available as a stream of digital information the software can be readily modified to provide any form of display or processing desirable.


Mark A. Baker

 

[Dulloldfart]

Yes. I have one of Nic Ford's Mindwalkers. I love it.

One thing I like a lot about Ralph's C-meter is the continuous (circular) display. I hear that Hank's (Clarity meter) software isn't, and when the needle goes off the dial the automatic TA reset works just like on a mechanical meter.

What about the Mindwalker, Mark? What happens when the needle hits the pin, so to speak? Does it jerk back to set, or is the needle motion continuous?

If anyone doesn't understand what I am talking about, look at one of my C-meter videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/esmbdof.

Paul

 

[Mark A. Baker]

One thing I like a lot about Ralph's C-meter is the continuous (circular) display. I hear that Hank's (Clarity meter) software isn't, and when the needle goes off the dial the automatic TA reset works just like on a mechanical meter.

What about the Mindwalker, Mark? What happens when the needle hits the pin, so to speak? Does it jerk back to set, or is the needle motion continuous?

Mindwalker also has continuous display. Both in the circular format and also with a "traditional" display but where a "new" needle enters on the left as the "old" needle is "exiting", or "hitting the pin" in your parlance, on the right. Display styles are optional by preference, including the left-hand vertical scrolling graph.


Mark A. Baker

 

[Hatshepsut]

A Dell Thinkpad? :wink2:

Well, it looks like its a lenovo. Its similar open.

 

[programmer_guy]

Well, it looks like its a lenovo. Its similar open.

That is a Dell.
Caliwog is correct... it's not an IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad.

 

[Caliwog]

Well, it looks like its a lenovo. Its similar open.

It does, except for the word "DELL" under the screen.

ML,
Caliwog
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