A Two Point Process Controller or Temperature Controller would look like this. When a High-Low Alarm Protection for uC based Controller was needed the same was modified and used.
Sometimes uC based instruments just forget and that can be costly, the watchdog timer has solved this problem. In Industrial Process Control we cannot take any chances, [...]
This was a Student Project of mine, it is a very basic instruments that could do most of the tasks on a test bench.
The cabinet used, was available as a part of a Hi-Fi DIY System, The Range and Mode switches were Modular Stackable Interlocked MultiPole Switches. The rest of the Interface were wirewound pots, [...]
This was a Heater which was custom built for a CRT manufacturer, It comprised of many Tubular finned heaters. And probably a big fan that worked at high temperatures. This was used in a Heating Chamber which aged or tested CRT monitors. It had a temperature controller, a remote indicator. Learn about CRT here Cathode-Ray [...]
Illuminated Rocker
Small Rocker
Toggle SPDT
Toggle DPDT
Tact Big
Tact Small
DPST 230V AC 10A Neon
DPST 230V AC 5A Neon
SPDT Low Power 1A 50V AC-DC
DPDT Low Power 1A 50V AC-DC
Push NO Data, 0.1A 25V
Push NO Data, 0.05A 12V
DPDT
Dual Pole Dual Throw
DPST
Dual Pole Single Throw.
SPDT
Single Pole Dual Throw.
NC
Normally Closed
NO
Normally Open
A Neon bulb should have a resistor is series to make a [...]
The one above was also made at TMPL, it is a Psophometer which was a true RMS auto-ranging AC dB level meter with weighted filters. The weighted filter has to resemble the audio response curve of the ear. With a built in signal generator in dB settings it becomes a Transmission Measuring Set. This was [...]
Psophometer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I learnt some basic instrumentation when i worked on above Instrument, Mr. Ravi Rao the Manager in Trans Marketing Pvt. Ltd. gave that opportunity. TMPL as it was known decades back was in Service and Sales of many Brands like Racal Dana, Genrad, Data I/O and Electronic Production Machinery.
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This is a Multi Zone Temperature Control panel used in Plastic Extrusion Moulding. We made many of these and it helped us learn cable management techniques. The panel is a standard way it was built and some of the merits were the selection of panel components and wiring expertise.