Generator, unit pulse
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRONIC/TRANSISTORIZED
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0140.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GENERAL RADIO CO.
- MODEL
- 1217-B
- LOCATION
- Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/SYNTHETIC/GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.0 cm
- Width
- 17.0 cm
- Height
- 14.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GENERAL RADIO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Concord
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1963+
- Canada
-
PURCHASED & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO GENERATE TEST PULSES OF VARIOUS TYPES FOR TESTING EVERYTHING FROM HIGH SPEED COMPUTING CIRCUITS TO RADAR - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF BASIC BUT FLEXIBLE PULSE GENERATOR USED FOR TESTING A VARIETY OF DIGITAL CIRCUITS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 ON FRONT: 'UNIT PULSEGENERATOR/ TYPE NO. 1217-B/ GENERAL RADIO COMPANY/ CONCORD MASSACHUSETTS USA/ MAX AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 50oC-DO NOT STACK THIS INSTRUMENT/ SERIAL NO. INSIDE'/ DESIGNATIONS & CALIBRATIONS AROUND KNOBS/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'WARNING/ THIS INSTRUMENT USES/ TRANSISTORS SENSITIVE TO/ VOLTAGE SURGES/ MAKE ALL VOLTAGE &/ WAVE FORM MEASUREMENTS/ WITH EXTREME CARE AGAINST/ SHORT CIRCUITS/ DO NOT USE OSCILLOSCOPE/ PROBE OR METER PROBE IN/ TRANSISTOR BASE CIRCUITS'/.2 'GENERAL RADIO COMPANY/ CONCORD MASSACHUSETTS USA'/ 'INPUT/ 115 VOLTS 50-60 CYCLES/ OUTPUT/ 6.3 VOLTS'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- DARK GREY GLOSS PAINT/ WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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GENERAL RADIO CO., Generator, unit pulse, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1993.0140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0140.001/
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