Laser optical block

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0718.001

MANUFACTURER: Sony Corp.
MODEL: KSS 141B
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 14391
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.3 cm
Width: 7.2 cm
Height: 4.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Sony
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS OPTICAL BLOCK PROBABLY NEVER USED. THIS TYPE USED MID- 1980S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: LASER & PICK-UP UNIT FOR LASER DISK PLAYER (FOR USE WITH TELEVISION RECEIVER.)
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LASER DISK PLAYER TECHNOLOGY OF THE MID 1980S. CAN BE COMPARED IN SIZE, COST & COMPLEXITY TO 660719. APPARENTLY CONTAINS A 0.9MW LASER. TYPE USED IN SONY LDP1550 VIDEO DISK PLAYER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Small white decal applied to optical block reads " SONY JAPAN/ LASER POWER 0.9mW MAX./ KSS-141B/ 14391/ 0058-749 ". " SKS-1/ AYT 3694V " & "SONY/ JAPAN " printed on circuit board; numerous other markings appear on circuit board & on components of optical block.
Missing: NONE KNOWN.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Sony Corp., Laser optical block, circa 1986, Artifact no. 1966.0718, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0718.001/

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