Geophysics Collection · Physics · UTSIC
An assembly consisting of several circuit boards, arranged in vertical layers, separated by spacers. Three aluminum posts extend from the base of the instrument. A number of electrical cables protrude from the assembly. The assembly has a roughly cylindrical form suggesting that it is meant to be mounted in the cylindrical pressure vessel typical of seafloor instruments.
A grey platform near the base of the instrument includes a mount for a 2.5″ hard drive.
The top circuit board features a number of ports and dip switches. Along the centre line of the circular board is a line of five LED circuit board indicators. One the underside of this board is a model 2510 crystal oscillator.
Accession Number: 2024.ph.890
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Primary Materials: Aluminum, Plastic
The circuit board mounted above the base is printed with the following: “UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO// DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS”
The hard drive and the circuit board above it are marked with a small label featuring a red stripe and a written number “2”
A small white label on a circuit board on the back of the hard drive reads “#73”
Dimensions (cm): Height = 54; Max Diameter = 14.5.
Function:
This artifact is in good cosmetic condition. Several of the wires extending though holes in the lower most platform have been cut.
Associated Instruments:
University of Toronto Physics Electronics Shop
Date of Manufacture:
This artifact is part of a small collection gathered from the office of Prof. Nigel Edwards of the University of Toronto Department of Physics in March of 2022.
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