Converting To Base Units - HP 48gII User 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

These units are also accessible through the catalog, for example:

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:

lbmol: ‚N~„l

Select the UNITS menu

Select the TOOLS menu

Select the UBASE function

Enter 1 and underline

Select the UNITS menu

Select the VISCOSITY option

Select the UNITS menu

Convert the units