General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

6

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal power supply, synthetic wire covering and connector bar.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.0 cm

Width

14.8 cm

Height

13.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MCCURDY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

THIS UNIT USED BY THE DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT ACROSS CANADA FROM 1959-1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

A device which supplies and regulates power to audio equipment.

Technical

PART OF A "PACKAGED" STUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED, IN ONE UNIT, ALL FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OPERATE AN AM OR FM BROADCAST STATION. IT ALLOWED QUICK INSTALLATION AND FLEXIBILITY IN ROOM LAYOUT. CANADIAN MADE. TUBE TECHNOLOGY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On the proper front of the power supply: "McCURDY RADIO IND. LTD./ PS 820 POWER SUPPLY/ 117 VOLTS 60 CYCLE 0.4 AMP./ CSA APP No14118/ OUTPUT/ 24 V DC 1 AMP/ 1/2 AMP/ s|o - b|o"

Missing

Unknown

Finish

Blue metal casing with a yellow capacitor, a green, finned component, brown, red, blue, white, black, and green wires, and a black connector bar with silver-coloured metal connection screws.

Decoration

N/A