Microflash 1530A

General Radio (Generadio); Anvers

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  • Year
  • 1945 ?
  • Category
  • Service- or Lab Equipment
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 328038

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Special principle (see notes); something special ? Please give information (notes)
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50-60Hz, 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Microflash 1530A - General Radio Generadio;
  • Shape
  • Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13 x 11 x 24 inch / 330 x 279 x 610 mm
  • Notes

  • The Microflash is a light source for high-speed flash photography. It provides a high-intensity flash of about 2µS. It was used in the investigation of projectile flight, the disintegration of high-speed rotors, and the propagation of fractures in various materials.

    The flash can be initiated with a switch, a sound input, or through a contactor. The unit comes in two sections that latch together: a power supply unit and a lamphouse which contains a high-voltage transformer and a Xenon tube (1530P1). 

    General Radio Co. of Massachusetts manufactured a wide range of laboratory and test equipment. This is one of the rarer pieces for which there is very little information available.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 72 lb 0 oz (72 lb) / 32.688 kg
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Operating and Maintenance Instructions - Form 564D)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stephen Brown. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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