Recorder, impact

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OBJECT TYPE: 3 AXIS/SATELLITE
DATE: 1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0496.001

MANUFACTURER: TORO ENGINEERING PRODUCTS INC.
MODEL: CTS/HERMES/ IMPACT-O-GRAPH
LOCATION: Bedford, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4858
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.8 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 6.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TORO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Bedford

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1974-1976/ CTS/HERMES WAS INITIATED IN 1971 & SATELLITE OPERATED FROM JAN. 17, 1976 TO NOV. 24, 1979.
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO ACCOMPANY DELICATE SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS FROM FACTORY TO PLANT TO LAUNCH SITE IN ORDER TO RECORD 'G' LEVEL (LBS. OF FORCE) IN 3 AXES ON A SLOWLY MOVING PAPER CHART. CHART WAS EXAMINED BY ENGINEERING STAFF TO ENSURE 'G' LEVELS WERE NOT EXCEEDED.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON UNDERSIDE READING: 'NO. 4858/ IMPACT-O-GRAPH/ TORO ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC./ 32 W. MONROE ST., BEDFORD, OHIO 44146/ OWNED BY HAMILTON STANDARD/ WINDSOR LOCKS/ CONNECTICUT'/ RED HANDWRITTEN LETTERING ON COVER READS 'REPLACEPEN COVER/ WHEN NOT IN USE.'/ INCISED 'X', 'Y', 'Z', & '30' ON INTERIOR PART.
Missing: N/A
Finish: PLATED & BRASS COLOURED METAL/ TRANSPARENT, FAINT YELLOW SYNTHETIC.
Decoration: N/A

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TORO ENGINEERING PRODUCTS INC., Recorder, impact, circa 1974, Artifact no. 1987.0496, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0496.001/

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