Power supply

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0282.005

MANUFACTURER: McCurdy Radio Industries Ltd.
MODEL: PS860
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal power supply, synthetic power cord covering.

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.3 cm
Width: 25.7 cm
Height: 12.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MCCURDY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: THIS UNIT USED BY THE DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996
Canada: PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT ACROSS CANADA FROM 1959-1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.
Function: A device which supplies and regulates power to audio equipment.
Technical: PART OF A "PACKAGED" STUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED, IN ONE UNIT, ALL FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OPERATE AN AM OR FM BROADCAST STATION. IT ALLOWED QUICK INSTALLATION AND FLEXIBILITY IN ROOM LAYOUT. CANADIAN MADE. TUBE TECHNOLOGY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: In white on the proper front: "PS860/ POWER SUPPLY/ 3 AMPS S.B./ POWER"/ In black on the back, labelling various receptacles: "V3/ 6BX7/ V2/ 6BX7/ V1/ 5U4GB/ V5/12AX7/ V6/ OA2/ V4/ 6BX7/ POWER OUT"/ On a plate on one of the transformers: "HAMMOND/ 43769/ MADE IN CANADA/ HAMMOND MANUFACTURING CO. LTD./ GUELPH - ONTARIO - CANADA"
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Blue-green finished metal casing with blue-finished metal transformers, clear glass and black vacuum tubes, silver-coloured metal attachments, a black power cord, and white markings and blue and silver-coloured logo on the proper front.
Decoration: N/A

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McCurdy Radio Industries Ltd., Power supply, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0282, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0282.005/

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