General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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General Description

Synthetic, metal, wood

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

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Manufacturer

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Context

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Canada

Taken from acquisition worksheet: "Tim Dauphinee a physicist at the National Research Council of Canada, in collaboration with the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Guildline Instruments Ltd. invented the Autosal, an earlier version of the Portasal."

Function

An instrument for measuring salt content in ocean water.

Technical

Taken from acquisition worksheet: "This instrument is a more portable version of the Autosal, which was a major breakthrough, allowing the accurate measurement of the amount of salt in seawater. The changes in the amount of salt in ocean water have a huge impact on climate, ocean movements and currents and marine ecosystems. The use of this instrument led to the creation of an international standard for salt measurement. The Autosal and Portasal allow scientists to take salt measurements while in the field, in an automated way.".

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

Black print on front of unit reads "8410A PORTABLE SALINOMETER" and lower on the unit "GUILDLINE [with logo and registered marl]/ PORTASAL". Upper right corner has led lights with text written beside each light "SRQ", "TALK", "LISTEN" ,"REMOTE", "FILTER" and "SHIFT". Mid-section has two knobs with the following print "FLOW RATE/ OFF", and "FUNCTION/ STDBY/ READ/ ZERO". Below reads "FLUSH". At the bottom centre "CELL/ DRAIN", "TANK/ GRAIN[/]FILL", and "TANK/ OVERFLOW".

Missing

Front cover

Finish

Beige metal case. Front of unit has instrumentation, knobs and screen and is predominantly grey with black print. The keyboard has red and white buttons with black and white print. Clear glass bottle with reddish synthetic cap/stopper and white, blue and black label.

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