Oscilloscope

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OBJECT TYPE: CATHODE RAY/PORTABLE
DATE: 1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0026.001

MANUFACTURER: Vu-Data Corp.
MODEL: PS920A
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 1189
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL EDGING, COVER, & KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 10.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Service-test equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CTS/HERMES PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1971 & SATELLITE OPERATED FROM JAN. 17, 1976 TO NOV. 24, 1979
Canada: USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF CTS/HERMES SATELLITE, INNOVATIVE CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT SPACECRAFT WHICH EXPLORED USE OF HIGH POWER TRANSPONDERS AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS IN REMOTE AREAS OF CANADA./ USED AT CANADA REARCH COUNCIL IN INSTRUMENT SERVICES.
Function: STANDARD LABORATORY TEST EQUIPMENT IN PORTABLE FORM, WITH SCREEN ON WHICH WAVE OSCILLATION IS REPRESENTED, USED IN ALMOST ANY ELECTRONICS ACTIVITY.
Technical: INVENTION OF CATHODE RAY TUBE LED RAPIDLY TO ITS USE IN OSCILLOSCOPES IN 1921. PREVIOUSLY, TO PICTURE A WAVE OF ELECTRICITY, A STRING GALVANOMETER WAS USED ALONG WITH A ROTATING MIRROR, THE WHOLE PROJECTED ONTO A PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE. (* CONT'D ON WORKSHEET IN SUPP. INFO. & O:DRIVE SUPP. INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON BACK READING 'VU-DATA/ CORPORATION' & 'Model PS920A/ Serial 1189'/ DECALS ON TOP READING 'C.R.C./ INSTRUMENT SERVICES/ LEVEL C TRACEABLE TOCRC/ CALIBRATED 13-12-78 RECAL 6-79' & 'ASSET NUMBER/ 13736/ CRC SHIRLEY BAY'/ DECAL ON UNDERSIDE READING 'Sold and Serviced by R-O-R ASSOCIATES LIMITED/ TORONTO MONTREAL/ OTTAWA CALGARY/ Vu Data #PS920A/ S/N# 1189/ FUSE Sept 15/72'/BLACK & RED LETTERING ON FRONT FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS.
Missing: ONE FOOT
Finish: MEDIUM BLUE CASING, EDGING, COVER/ BRUSHED METAL CONTROL PANEL, HANDLE, PARTS/ BLACK & RED KNOBS, ETC.
Decoration: RAISED 'VU-DATA' LOGO ON FRONT DIAL FRAME

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Vu-Data Corp., Oscilloscope, circa 1972, Artifact no. 1989.0026, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0026.001/

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