Splicer, optical fibre
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FUSION/MULTIMODE
- DATE
- 1980–1989
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0640.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Telecom
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC; METAL
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
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 19.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Northern Telecom
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
DEVELOPED AND MADE IN CANADA [REF 1] - Function
-
TO SPLICE OPTICAL FIBRES BY HEATING THE FIBRE ENDS SO THAT THEY FUSE. - Technical
-
INCORPORATED A VIEWING SCREEN DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR MICROSCOPES WHEN LINING UP FIBRES. DID NOT REQUIRE THE TECHNICIAN TO MANIPULATE THE FIBRES. NOT FOR FIELD USE. [REF.1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTING ON PANEL INCLUDES: 'PREFUSION FUSION/ TIME/ ARC-POWER/ AC/ ON/ OF/ ENABLE/ PREFUSION FUSION'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLUE LID; GREY BASE; BLACK MATTE PANEL AND TOP PIECE WITH WHITE PRINTING; PINK BUTTONS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Telecom, Splicer, optical fibre, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1996.0640, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0640.001/
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