Power supply

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OBJECT TYPE: ANALOG RECORDER
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0432.001

MANUFACTURER: Applied Magnetics Corp.
MODEL: 8004-2
LOCATION: Santa Barbara, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 59.0 cm
Width: 48.2 cm
Height: 63.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Analog computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Applied
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Santa Barbara

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1958+
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: OIL EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT, WHICH WHEN SEISMIC DATA WAS RECORDED AS A SERIES OF ANALOG TRACES, ALLOWED FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF THE ORDER OF THE TRACES ON THE RECORDING.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE - ALLOWED FOR LIMITED "PROGRAMMING" OF THE ANALOG SYSTEM. DURING "PHASE 2" ERA (CA 1950-1970) SEISMIC DATA WAS RECORDED AS A SERIES OF ANALOG TRACES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'APPLIED MAGNETICS CORP/ SANTA BARBARA, CALIF./ MODEL 8064-2 SN 6'/ BLACK PAINTED LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READING 'POWER SUPPLY UNIT NO. 2'/ BLACK PAINTED 'Amc.' ON LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF CASING FRONT/ BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRUSHED METAL CASING FRONT/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC/ BLACK SYNTHETIC CONTROLS/ PLATED & BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Applied Magnetics Corp., Power supply, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1985.0432, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0432.001/

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