Test set, transmission

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OBJECT TYPE: THERMOCOUPLE POWER METER
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0374.001

MANUFACTURER: Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.
MODEL: LX (UNIPIVOT)
LOCATION: Cambridge, England

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General Information

Serial #: 406 652 (METER)
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CHASSIS & FRONT PANEL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 66.2 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 21.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940-1970
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO SET A MILLIWATT SUPPLY TO PRECISELY 0 DB AND OR TO MEASURE CARRIER SYSTEMS AT A 0 DB POINT.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON METER CASING: 'ADJUST ZERO/ UNIPIVOT/ FREE CLAMP'/ ON METER: 'CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. ENGLAND/ PATTERN LX/ No J406 652'/ DYNOTAPE: 'PART OF 13291'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'T13291'/ [VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS AROUND DIALS]/ PLATE ON CHASSIS: '40669'
Missing: BATTERIES
Finish: GREY HAMMERLIN FINISH ON FRONT PANEL/ BLACK KNOBS & DESIGNATION PLATES/ WHITE PRINTING/ BLACK CASE FOR METER/ WHITE METER FACE WITH BLACK PRINT
Decoration: N/A

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Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Test set, transmission, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1982.0374, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0374.001/

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