Elenco Electronics FG-500K Assembly And Instruction Manual
Elenco Electronics FG-500K Assembly And Instruction Manual

Elenco Electronics FG-500K Assembly And Instruction Manual

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FUNCTION GENERATOR KIT
MODEL FG-500K
Assembly and Instruction Manual
ELENCO
®
Copyright © 2012 by Elenco
®
Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved.
Revised 2012
REV-F
753069
No part of this book shall be reproduced by any means; electronic, photocopying, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher.

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  • Page 1 FUNCTION GENERATOR KIT MODEL FG-500K Assembly and Instruction Manual ELENCO ® Copyright © 2012 by Elenco ® Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. Revised 2012 REV-F 753069 No part of this book shall be reproduced by any means; electronic, photocopying, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher.
  • Page 2: Parts List

    PARTS LIST If you are a student, and any parts are missing or damaged, please see instructor or bookstore. If you purchased this kit from a distributor, catalog, etc., please contact ELENCO ® (address/phone/e-mail is at the back of this manual) for additional assistance, if needed. DO NOT contact your place of purchase as they will not be able to help you.
  • Page 3: Parts Verification

    PARTS VERIFICATION Before beginning the assembly process, familiarize yourself with the components and this instruction book. Verify that all of the parts are present. This is best done by checking off the parts in the parts list. RESISTORS CAPACITORS SEMICONDUCTOR Carbon film Mylar XR-2206 Integrated...
  • Page 4: Specifications

    IDENTIFYING RESISTOR VALUES Use the following information as a guide in properly identifying the value of resistors. BAND 1 BAND 2 Multiplier Resistance 1st Digit 2nd Digit Tolerance Color Multiplier Color Tolerance Color Digit Color Digit Bands Black Black Black Silver +10% Multiplier...
  • Page 5 • Turn off iron when not in use or reduce temperature setting when using a soldering station. The most important factor in assembling your FG-500K Function Generator Kit is good soldering techniques. Using the proper soldering • Tips should be cleaned frequently to remove oxidation before it becomes iron is of prime importance.
  • Page 6 ASSEMBLE COMPONENTS TO THE PC BOARD Care must be given to identifying the proper components and in good soldering habits. Refer to the soldering tips section in this manual before you begin installing the components. Place a check mark in the box after each step is complete.
  • Page 7 ASSEMBLE COMPONENTS TO THE PC BOARD (continued) R2 - 10kΩ Potentiometer Figure F Hex Nut 7mm Cut off tab (see Figures Ea & Eb) S1 - 6 position Rotary switch Mount down (see Figure F) flush with PC board. R3 - 100kΩ Potentiometer (see Figure Ea) Figure G Battery snap...
  • Page 8 INSTALL COMPONENTS TO FRONT PANEL (continued) r Install the colored binding posts to the panel as shown in Figure I. Use the Nuts hardware shown in the figure. Make sure that the small nuts are tight. Lockwashers Small nut Binding post Yellow Black Figure I...
  • Page 9: Final Assembly

    FINAL ASSEMBLY r Fit the PC board assembly into the top 7mm Hex case, making sure that all switches and pot nuts pots come through the holes in the panel as shown in Figure K. 9mm Hex r Place the washers onto their locations as switch nut shown in Figure K, being careful to check the sizes.
  • Page 10 FINAL ASSEMBLY (continued) r Remove the backing from each rubber foot and r Assemble the top and bottom case sections and place them in the locations shown in Figure M. fasten with four 2.8 x 8mm self-tapping screws as shown in Figure M. Make sure the slots on the side line up with one another.
  • Page 11 In each of the following steps, start with the switch 3) FREQUENCY CONTROLS and pots as shown on the previous page. 6 range settings, vary the FREQUENCY pot from max to min and check that the frequency varies 2) OUTPUT WAVEFORMS according to Table 1 on page 12.
  • Page 12: Functional Description

    FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The FG-500 is a function generator integrated circuit capable of producing high quality sine, triangle, and square waves of high stability and accuracy. A picture of each waveform is shown below: Sine Wave Triangle Wave Square Wave THEORY OF OPERATION The heart of the FG-500 Function Generator is the FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM XR-2206 monolithic function generator integrated...
  • Page 13 CONTROLS RANGE SWITCHES Six ranges of frequency are provided by the range switch as shown in Table 1. POSITION TYPICAL FREQUENCY RANGE 1Hz - 15Hz 10Hz - 150Hz 100Hz - 1.5kHz 1kHz - 15kHz 10kHz - 150kHz 100kHz - 1MHz Table 1 SINE/TRIANGLE SWITCH ON/OFF SWITCH...
  • Page 14: Schematic Diagram

    SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM -13-...
  • Page 15 EDUCATION KITS Complete with PC Board and Instruction Book Space War Gun 0-15V Power Supply Christmas Tree LED Robot Blinker K-10 K-11 K-14 K-17 Rapid fire or single shot with 2 A low-cost way to Produces flashing You’ll have fun displaying the flashing LEDs.
  • Page 16 ELENCO ® 150 Carpenter Avenue Wheeling, IL 60090 (847) 541-3800 Website: www.elenco.com e-mail: elenco@elenco.com...

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