Power supply

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OBJECT TYPE: LOW VOLTAGE
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0302.001

MANUFACTURER: HARRISON LABORATORIES
MODEL: 6202A
LOCATION: Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 294
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Regulation & transformation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HARRISON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Berkeley Heights

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PRESUMABLY USED C. 1970- 1992.
Canada: PART OF THE OTTAWA RIVER SOLAR OBSERVATORY INSTALLATION (ORSO). IT WAS USED WITH TELESCOPE 930297, AN INSTRUMENT UNIQUE TO CANADA & THE WORLD. THE 1992 RETIREMENT OF ORSO SIGNIFIED THE END OF OPTICAL SOLAR PHYSICS RESEARCH AS CONDUCTED BY CDN GOV'T SCIENTISTS- AN AREA OF STUDY CONCENTRATED IN OTTAWA SINCE 1905.
Function: TO PROVIDE ENERGY.
Technical: LOW VOLTAGE ( +/ - 40V) POWER SUPPLY, USED IN CONTROL ROOM OF OTTAWA RIVER SOLAR OBSERVATORY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "HARRISON LABORATORIES/ [logo]/ MODEL 6202A/ 0-40V/ 0-.75A" printed in upper right front corner of power supply. All controls, etc. labelled. "STELLAR PHYSICS" printed on blue dymo label on top of unit. Inspection stamp "QA/ 00312/ 103" appears on back of power supply.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: DARK GREY CRACKLE TEXTURED CASING; SMOOTH SILVER GREY FRONT PANEL. RED AND BLACK CONTOLS AND CONNECTORS.
Decoration: N/A

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