Drive, motor

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0304.001

MANUFACTURER: SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: SLO-SYN TRANSLATOR ST1800BV
LOCATION: Bristol, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 727
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, WITH GLASS (?) AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Conversion
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SECO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bristol

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS INSTRUMENT PRESUMABLY USED C. 1970- C. 1992.
Canada: PART OF THE OTTAWA RIVER SOLAR OBSERVATORY (ORSO) INSTALLATION. THIS UNIT 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: USED TO DRIVE A HIGH SPEED STEPPER MOTOR.
Technical: SLO-SYN TRANSLATOR MODULE IS A PLUG-INPRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LOGIC CAPIABILITIES FOR DRIVING A MOTOR IN STEPPING APPLICATIONS. THIS MODEL INCLUDES A BUILT-IN OSCILLATOR TO PROVIDE TRIGGERING SIGNALS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " [logo][registered trademark symbol]/ SLO-SYN [registered trademark symbol]/ TRANSLATOR/ THE SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO./ BRISTOL, CONN., U.S.A. ". " REVERSE/ PUSHES LENS OUT " handwritten on paper taped to unit top. Mfr's plate fixed to casing back reads " SLO- SYN TRANSLATOR ST1800BV/ FOR USE WITH [registered trademark symbol] SLO- SYN STEPPING MOTORS/ SEE BM185053 FOR CONNECTIONS/ INPUT 120 V. 50/60 ~ 1PH. SER. 727/ [Superior Electric logo] [registered trademark symbol] THE SUPERIOR ELECTRIC COMPANY/ BRISTOL CONNECTICUT U.S.A./ PATENT NO. 3,280,395 ". Controls, connections, etc. labelled.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: BLUE PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON CONTROL UNIT; OFF-WHITE TEXT. SPARE DRIVER CARDS HAVE PALE GREEN BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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