Hardware Detail
Item Reference: |
HW0619 | ||
Machine Type: |
None | Serial Number: |
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| Ferranti Counter With Numicators | |||
| This Ferranti counter was used on a production line at the manufacturing plant in Greenock.
It is on display to demonstrate how numeric information was presented using Numicators before the advent of 7-segment technology. The Numicator is a neon tube which contains wire frames, one behind the other, containing the outline of each numeral. The high voltage source is connected between a common anode and the desired cathode grid to display the numeral. Further information can be found at: Nixie Clocks Display & Counting Tubes |
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Date of Origin: |
1960s | Donor: |
Peter Short |
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Location: |
On Display - HLG19 | Commissioned By: Museum | Until: |
