Commutator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ANALOG/TRANSISTOR/ROCKET
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0059.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bristol Aerospace Ltd.
- MODEL
- 690-67-02-2800
- LOCATION
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 77-09-012
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.4 cm
- Width
- 8.9 cm
- Height
- 3.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Space science
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bristol
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1977
- Canada
-
INSTRUMENTS OF THIS TYPE WERE USED IN ROCKET PAYLOADS OF CANADIAN SOUNDING ROCKET PROGRAM. - Function
-
USED IN ROCKET PAYLOAD TO SEQUENTIALLY SAMPLE VOLTAGES REPRESENTING DATA FROM ONBOARD SENSORS, ETC. PRIOR TO & DURING ROCKET FLIGHT. THIS DATA OUTPUT OF COMMUTATOR WAS TRANSMITTED TO GROUND, RECORDED & DISPLAYED IN REAL TIME FOR SCIENTISTS TO FOLLOW LAUNCH SEQUENCE (REF 1) - Technical
-
TRANSISTORIZED COMMUTATORS REPLACED ELECTROMECHANICAL ONES USED IN EARLIER VERSIONS OF ROCKET PAYLOADS.ADVANTAGES OF TRANSISTORIZED VERSION INCLUDED INCREASED ACCURACY, LOW NOISE, & FASTER SAMPLING RATE. (REF 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DECAL READING 'MFD. BY/ BRISTOL AEROSPACE LTD./ WINNIPEG MANITOBA CANADA/ COMMUTATOR/ Pt No. 690-67-02-2800/ SER No. 77-09-012/ o/p 0-5 VDC PAM'/WHITE LETTERING FOR PART FUNCTIONS.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- MOTTLED GREY & UNFINISHED CASING/ GOLD COLOURED PARTS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bristol Aerospace Ltd., Commutator, 1977, Artifact no. 1989.0059, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0059.001/
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