Power & relay unit

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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0797.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: U2
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 48
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.4 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: PROBABLY 1950'S
Canada: A COMPONENT OF A WIND MEASURING SYSTEM DESIGNED & USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE & MADE IN CANADA.
Function: A DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES POWER & RELAY FUNCTIONS FOR M.S.C.'S AIRPORT ANEMOMETER SYSTEM.
Technical: U2 POWER & RELAY UNITS APPEAR ON M.S.C.'S 1952 & 1958 LISTS OF INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT IN USE IN THE CANADIAN SERVICE, BUT NOT ON LATER LISTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised red lettering on one side reading 'M.S.C./ P.& R.U./ TYPE U2/ NO.48' & for control functions
Missing: From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: MOTTLED GREY ENAMELED CASING
Decoration: N/A

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