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OBJECT TYPE: AC/CRT/360 DEGREE
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0976.001

MANUFACTURER: TELEFUNKEN
MODEL: SPINNING NAXOS
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 118509
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GALVANIZED SHEET STEEL CHASSIS, VACUUM TUBES, INCLUDING A CRT, FIXED & VARIABLE RESISTORS, FIXED CAPACITORS, POWER TRANSFORMER, TUBE SOCKETS, CONNECTORS, SWITCHES, COPPER WIRING, SYNTHETIC KNOBS, MISC. HARDWARE. MOUNTED ON A WELDED ANGLE IRON FRAME WITH RUBBER SHOCK MOUNTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 18.4 cm
Height: 26.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: TELEFUNKEN
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1944-1948
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL PULSES FROM A RADAR RECEIVER AND ANTENNA SYSTEM TO A 360 DEGREE DISPLAY OF DIRECTION. THIS UNIT COVERED 8-12. BAND AND WAS USED BY GERMAN SUBMARINES TO DETECT COASTAL COMMAND SERACH AIRCRAFT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY GERMAN RADAR TECHNOLOGY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CASE FRONT: CRT DESIGNATED AT 45 DEGREE POINTS/ MARKED ON CONTROLS: 'FERN/ NAH/ HELL/ EMPT.'/ RIGHT SIDE PORTS: 'RASCH/ [UP ARROW] KREISAMPL [DOWN ARROW]/ SCHARFE'/ The following is a translation of the German markings on the display unit:: FRONT PANEL: FERN - long range; NAH - short range; HELL - brilliance; EMPF - level or contrast/ SIDE ADJUSTMENTS: RAUSCH - noise level; KREISAMPL - adjustment for circular scan; SCHARFE - focus/
Missing: NONE.
Finish: CASE, GRAY ENAMEL (NOT ORIGINAL)/GALVANIZED CHASSIS/ BLOCK CAPACITORS GRAY OR ALUMINUM PAINT/ METAL TUBES, BLACK ENAMEL
Decoration: N/A

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TELEFUNKEN, Display unit, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1969.0976, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0976.001/

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