General Information

Serial #

3-51750

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length

16.0 cm

Width

23.7 cm

Height

6.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sparton

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CA. 1970 TO 1985

Canada

MADE IN CANADA

Function

USED WITH HOME T.V. RECEIVER TO RECEIVE CHANNELS OFF A CABLE T.V. SYSTEM THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSPOSED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL FREQUENCIES

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AN ADD-ON CONVERTER USED DURING THE 1970'S AND EARLY 1980'S. WHEN CABLE TV BECAME POPULAR THE COMPANIES SHIFTED MANY OF THE REGULAR CHANNELS TO NEW FREQ. TO AVOID INTERFERENCE. COVERTERS WERE REQUIRED TO RECIEVE THESE SHIFTED CHANNELS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CONVERTER: "SPARTON" IN RAISED LETTERS ON FACE. 2 STICKERS ON BACK READING "SPARTON, CABLE TV CONVERTER, MODEL CTR-500, CHANNEL 3, MADE BY SPARTON OF CANADA LTD., LONDON, ONTARIO, SERIAL NO. 3-5175" & "SHOCK HAZARD-DANGER CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, DO NOT REMOVE COVER, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, POUR REPARATIONS S'ADDRESSER A UN SERVICE SPECIALISTE, 105-125 VAC 60 HZ 8 WATTS, CSA LR 39286, MADE BY FABRIQUE PAR SPARTON OF CANADA LTD. LONDON ONTARIO". ENGRAVED NEXT TO JACKS "OUTPUT" & "INPUT". OVER PLUG "115V 60HZ, 500W MAX., SWITCHED".

Missing

9 VOLT BATTERY REMOVED FROM REMOTE CONTROL

Finish

CONVERTER IS A RECTANGULAR BOX COVERED WITH A PLASTIC, WITH A SIMULATED WOOD GRAIN FINISH ON THE TOP & SIDES. THE FRONT IS BLACK PERFORATED METAL WITH THE CO. NAME & A RED LIGHT IN UPPER LEFT CORNER

Decoration

N/A