A blue electronics enclosure with five switches and an array of LED indicators on the front face. These features are labelled by a panel, printed in black ink and pasted to the front face.
The rear of the instrument has a multicoloured ribbon cable emerging from a series of vent holes, as well as two output ports, and a socket for a power cord with an integrated fuse.
Accession Number: 2024.ph.882
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Primary Materials: Iron alloy
The two ports at the rear of the enclosure are marked with handwritten labels as follows: “Freq. Comparison Output 2.5 Mhz” and “Transmitter Drive Freq.”
Dimensions (cm): Height =15 , Width =28 , Length =30 ,
This instrument was likely used to synchronize the clocks of several receivers simultaneously.
This artifact is in very good cosmetic condition with only minor scratches to the blue finish of the enclosure. The two handwritten labels at the rear of the unit are beginning to peel.
Associated Instruments:
University of Toronto, Department of Physics, Electronics Shop.
Date of Manufacture: c. 1980s to 1990s
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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