Pickett Model N 3

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The Pickett Model N 3 "Power Log Exponential -- Log Log Dual Base" slide rule is one of the most powerful general-use rules in the Pickett line. The N in the name stands for "New" to distinguish from its predecessor, the Model 3.

Model N 3-T
TypeSlide Rule
ManufacturerPickett
Introducedc. 1960
Discontinued1975
PredecessorModel 3
Cost$26.95
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Precision3 to 4 significant digits
Display typeAnalogue scales, sliding cursor (white body)
Display size10"
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Dimensions12" long
Model N 3P-T
ManufacturerPickett
IntroducedC. 1959
Discontinued1975
Cost$13.95
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Precision2 to 3 significant digits
Display typeAnalogue scales, sliding cursor (white body)
Display size5"
Programming
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Dimensions7.5" long

Overview

Model N 3-ES
TypeSlide Rule
ManufacturerPickett
Introduced1960
Discontinued1975
PredecessorModel 3
Cost$26.95
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Precision3 to 4 significant digits
Display typeAnalogue scales, sliding cursor (yellow body)
Display size10"
Programming
Other
Dimensions12" long

The Model N 3 series of slide rules are a set of high end engineering rules that represent the height of Pickett's production. They boast the second greatest number of scales for any of Pickett's offerings at 32 total scales, second only to the N 4 vector rule's 34. The N 3 is composed of an aluminum body and slide, with a nylon and plastic cursor, which is unusual for most slide rules, but allowed Pickett rules to have a very clear, very precise face which is easy to read.

Colors

Pickett models after the introduction their "N" family represented a transition between preferred colors, with most "N" rules coming in both original white (denoted by a suffix "T") and their patented "Eye Saver" yellow (denoted ES). Functionally, the only difference between the models was their variation in color, and all significant components remained functionally identical.

N3

Model N 3P-ES
ManufacturerPickett
IntroducedC. 1960
Discontinued1975
Cost$13.95
Calculator
Precision2 to 3 significant digits
Display typeAnalogue scales, sliding cursor (yellow body)
Display size5"
Programming
Other
Dimensions7.5" long