Lab-Volt Books or Other Training Materials for the FACET Trainer System?

[JP16A60]

I've found some cool hands-on training hardware in the Lab-Volt FACET system, but I'm unable to locate a correct and corresponding textbook. Anyone have experience with this system?

I've got a complete lab manual (all courses) in PDF format, but not much meat in it.

Example hardware:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lab-Volt-91007-20-Transistor-Power-Amplifiers-Trainer-Board-AS-IS-UNTESTED-/391534710421

Any pointers would be appreciated!

JP

[ez24]

Try googling

91566-P0

[ez24]

Try googling

91566-P0

May find a few

Interesting catalog, I did not know such things existed

http://www1.labvolt.com/publications/product_guides/56749_00.pdf

[ez24]

Try googling

91566-P0

also substitute some numbers like this one was

http://www1.labvolt.com/publications/Exercises/91566-p0_2-1.pdf

(I change 1 to 2)

I bet you will be able to find them all this was


Here is an interesting catalog, I did not know such things existed

http://www1.labvolt.com/publications/product_guides/56749_00.pdf

[JP16A60]

Hi, EZ.

This is gold! Thanks for the approach.

Still looking for the matching textbook/courseware--anyone?

JP

[JP16A60]

After an exhaustive search, I believe that I've located some textbooks and student lab books designed to work with this system. I'll update this thread as soon as I receive them, and can validate.

I ordered a matched set of 4th Edition volumes (both used), which seemed to be both mostly up-to-date while being fairly economical (in the US, current-edition textbooks on any topic--even used--almost require bank financing to purchase).

• Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity, 4th Edition - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418065803/
• Experiments in Electricity for Use with Lab-Volt, 4th Edition - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1418065838/

JP

[ez24]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lab-Volt-91007-20-Transistor-Power-Amplifiers-Trainer-Board-AS-IS-UNTESTED-/391534710421

Do these boards have to be plugged into something to be used, since they have fingers at the top?

[JP16A60]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lab-Volt-91007-20-Transistor-Power-Amplifiers-Trainer-Board-AS-IS-UNTESTED-/391534710421

Do these boards have to be plugged into something to be used, since they have fingers at the top?

Yes, there's a base unit (two varieties) that is common to all of the plug-in modular boards. One version is electro-mechanical, and includes an array of hardware switches to control circuits (student) and to introduce faults into the circuits (instructor). The other version is apparently completely PC-integrated.

It would appear that both base unit types are hard to come by!

JP

[woodchips]

Wow, I have some Lab-Volt training units, synchros and similar, never realised they did such a range. Hate to think what some of it must have cost though. One of those one day projects, have to look for some manuals but all pretty obvious how it works.

[JP16A60]

I have some Lab-Volt training units, synchros and similar...

Hi, Woodchips.

Do you have the base unit that the boards plug into? I'm wondering whether the computer-integrated model (the one without the switches on top) can be operated stand-alone or not. I don't necessarily care whether I can manually introduce faults into the circuits--I just want to be able to use the basic functionality of the insertable circuit boards.

JP