General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

Control unit

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL CASING, SWITCHES, WIRING, FOOT PEDAL CASING, PARTS; SYNTHETIC KNOB, PARTS, WIRE COVERING/.2-.4 METAL PROBES & PARTS; SYNTHETIC CASING PARTS, WIRE COVERING, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

23.5 cm

Width

12.8 cm

Height

17.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools & equipment-trades

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Zephyr

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Inglewood

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

USED IN INSTRUMENT SECTION, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. DONOR ACQUIRED ITEM IN 1961 AS GOVERNMENT SURPLUS EQUIPMENT (REF. 3).

Function

ELECTRICALLY POWERED TOOL USED TO MAKE JOINTS BETWEEN METAL OBJECTS WITHOUT MELTING THEM BY FUSING METAL ALLOY THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO JOINT BETWEEN THEM (2). THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED FOR PRECISION SOLDERING OF ELECTRONIC CONNECTIONS.

Technical

SOLDERING TOOL CAPABLE OF DELIVERING HEAT PULSE OF PRE-DETERMINED LENGTH & INTENSITY, ENSURING ACCURATE APPLICATION OF HEAT & PREVENTING FLUX FROM BOILING, INSULATION BURNING OR DAMAGE TO BASE MATERIAL (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 WHITE LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READS "ZEPHYR Electronic MICROBLAZER", & FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS; PLATE ON BACK READING "K3111 MICROBLAZER/ IN 115V. AC MAX PULSE/ OUT 2.5-5V 3 SEC/ ZEPHYR MANUFACTURING CO./ INGLEWOOD, CALIF."; PLATE ON BACK READING "PATENTS/ PENDING"; PLATE ON FOOT PEDAL READS "'LINEMASTER'/ 'TREADLITE' SWITCH/ CAT-NO T-51-S/ LINEMASTER SWITCH CORP., WOODSTOCK, CONN./.2 INCISED LETTERING READING "K3122-ZEPHYR MFG.CO."/.3 INCISED LETTERING READING "K3122-ZEPHYR MFG. CO. B"/.4 INCISED LETTERING READING "K3121 (Z) C"

Missing

.4 TIPS

Finish

.1 TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING; PLATED PARTS; BROWN KNOB; RED? LAMP; BLACK CORD; METALLIC PARTS; BLACK PEDAL CASING/.2-.3 CHARCOAL & BLACK CASING WITH BRUSHED METAL PARTS; GOLD COLOURED PROBES; BLACK & WHITE CORDS; METALLIC PARTS;.4 SAME EXCEPT BROWN & BLACK CASING

Decoration

N/A