Artifact Details

Title

Whirlwind air conditioning indication panel MOD II

Catalog Number

102729339

Type

Physical object

Description

The object is a metal panel apparently designed to bolt to a larger object. On the front of the panel are 11 red indicator lights (all are populated) and 24 amber indicator lights (all are populated). A plate attached to the top of the panel reads AIR CONDITIONING INDICATION PANEL MOD II . Sample control labels include TROUBLE ACKNOWLEDGE, HEATER ON ROOM #222, and COMPUTER FAN MAINTENANCE SWITCH ON. Some control labels have fallen off. A control label reading HEATER ON, FAN ON, and ROOM #224 was apparently found with the object, packaged, and attached to the object. On the back of the object are a number of terminal strips and 5 vacuum tube sockets (none of which is populated). A label attached to the unit reads "Whirlwind Stack 2A."

Date

1951

Identifying Numbers

Other number D 57753 Etched on a plate attached to the top of the panel
Other number TCO-3 Written on a sticker attached to the front of the panel

Dimensions

overall: 7 in x 19 in x 7 in

Category

I/O/console / panel

Credit

Gift of the Digital Equipment Corporation

Lot Number

X115.82