Amplifier model, servo power

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OBJECT TYPE: JOINT/THERMAL-DYNAMIC/REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
DATE: 1975–1981
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0912.001

MANUFACTURER: SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL: CANADARM/ 2539145-501
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 11
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CAPS & WIRING COVERING.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.3 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 12.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Manned spacecraft
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SPAR
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: CANADIAN DESIGNED& BUILT CANADARM WAS CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM & SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL VENTURE FOR CANADA'S SPACE INDUSTRY. FIRST RMS WAS MFD. BY CANADIAN FIRMS UNDER CONTRACT TONRC & WAS GIVEN TO NASA. NASA THEN PURCHASED ADDITIONAL UNITS TO EQUIP ALL ORBITAL VEHICLES.
Function: THERE WERE SIX SERVO POWER AMPLIFIERS IN CANADARM, ONE FOR EACH OF SHOULDER PITCH & YAW, ELBOW PITCH, & WRIST PITCH, YAW & ROLL JOINTS. THIS MODEL WAS USED IN THERMAL & DYNAMIC TESTING OF JOINTS (REF. 4).
Technical: PART DESIGNED FOR SPACE SHUTTLE'S PROTOTYPE REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE STENCILED LETTERING ON TOP READING 'THERMAL-DYNAMIC MODEL/ AMPLIFIER SERVO POWER/ NO. 2539145-501/ SERNO 011' OR 'SERNO 012'/ WHITE LETTERING FOR PART FUNCTIONS.
Missing: 2 CONNECTOR PARTS ON EACH.
Finish: FLAT BLACK PAINTED METAL/ METALLIC PARTS/ RED & WHITE SYTHENTIC.
Decoration: N/A

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SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD., Amplifier model, servo power, between 1975–1981, Artifact no. 1987.0912, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0912.001/

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