Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ginosko!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!husc6!m2c!odin.m2c.org!jds From: jds@odin.m2c.org (jds) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Early RCA Laser Range Finder: DOCS? Message-ID: <5040@m2c.M2C.ORG> Date: 26 Sep 89 20:29:45 GMT Sender: news@m2c.ORG Reply-To: jds@odin.m2c.org (jds) Distribution: na Organization: Massachusetts Microelectronic Center, Westboro, Mass. Lines: 31 [ I had tried to post this to sci.electronics some time ago, but it didn't seem to get out, so here goes again. -john ] I just picked up an old RCA Laser Range Finder. Alas it came with no documentation. It appears to have been built in the late 60's. It's about the size of a toaster oven and weighs in at 30 lbs. The distance display is mechano-digital. Given the period it probably uses a solid-state laser. With any luck it will be ruby.. Though it's probably Nd-YAG. I've powered it up with a 24V supply. Pressing the 'Fire' button results in a fan spinning up and making an impressive whir. It just keeps running after that. I've only let it run a minute or so before turning it off. I'd appreciate any kind of information on this critter. A manual would be fantastic. If it helps at all: Model: 1889676-501 SN: 4 Color: Military Hot Pink ;-) (Olive Drab) -- john John Sutter, Mass. Microelectronics Center (M2C) (w) 75 North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581, USA +1 (508) 870-0312 (h) 516 Dutton Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776, USA +1 (508) 443-0515 UUCP: harvard!m2c!jds INTERNET: jds@m2c.org NSS 29355