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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0270.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and synthetic cables

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.3 cm
Width: 33.8 cm
Height: 26.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S & 60'S
Canada: USED AT CBC STATIONS IN OTTAWA
Function: Various cables used to connect a television camera with its control equipment.
Technical: THIS CCU AMPLIFIED THE PICTURE FROM THE CAMERA, CORRECTED ITS FREQUENCY RESPONSE, ADDED TO IT BLANKING AND SYNCHRONIZING WAVEFORMS TO PRODUCE A COMPOSITE VIDEO SIGNAL AT STANDARD LEVEL AND POLARITY AT THE VIDEO OUTPUT SOCKET. IT GENERAYED VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SCANNING SIGNALS, TIMING SIGNAL AND ALLOWED FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE CAMERA TO VARIOUS LEVELS OF ILLUMINATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Two small black cables marked: "CANADA WIRE 16/3 TYPE SJ 300 VOLTS"/ On the connector of the short power cable: "CANNON ENGLAND EP 4 11 10"/ On the connector of two other cables: "PYE"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Two blue cables with grey metal connectors and 4 black cables with grey and silver-coloured metal connectors.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cable collection, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1976.0270, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0270.004/

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