Power supply

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0499.004

MANUFACTURER: CTS of Canada
MODEL: 8004A8
LOCATION: Streetsville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 4880
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 21
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS, SYNTHETIC & RUBBER COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.0 cm
Width: 29.0 cm
Height: 61.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radar
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: CTS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Streetsville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS EQUIPMENT USED 1968 TO 1990.
Canada: EQUIPMENT FROM CANADA'S FIRST VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) CENTRE, USED IN THE PORT OF MONTREAL 1968-1990. THIS CENTRE WAS 1 0F 2 MAJOR COMM. JUNCTIONS IN A LARGER VHF RADIO NETWORK CONSISTING OF 6 SHORE CENTRES AND 18 REPORTING POINTS EST'D ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE FROM LES ESCOUMINS (EAST) TO MONTREAL (WEST).
Function: Used to supply and regulate power to a radar system.
Technical: THE VTS CENTRE USED RADAR & RADIO TO MONITOR AND CONTROL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN MONTREAL HARBOUR 24 HOURS A DAY. IT WAS BASED ON STANDARD SHIPBOARD RADAR EQ., AUGMENTED BY STANDARD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINKS AND A SIMPLE SUPERVISORY CONTROL UNIT DESIGNED BY DECCA RADAR CANADA. (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: All controls, etc. labelled./ Plate fixed to top centre front of unit reads " SPU LOC. 1"; 2nd plate, below, reads " STATIC POWER/ UNIT 1 "./ Large plate on front panel reads " DECCA RADAR/ (CANADA) LIMITED/ STATIC/ POWER UNIT/ TYPE [blank]/ SERIAL NO. 4880/ MODEL NO. 8004A8/ [chart] INPUT OUTPUT/ CYCLES 60 1000/ VOLTS 115 1PH. 240 1PH./ AMPS 10 3/ MANUFACTURED BY/ [CTS logo]/ [Canadian Standards Ass'n logo]/ Since 1924/ CTS OF CANADA LTD./ STREETSVILLE ONTARIO ".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Dark blue enamel finish.
Decoration: N/A

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CTS of Canada, Power supply, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0499, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0499.004/

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