Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2008.03.19
- Made by: Tellurometer (PTY) Limited
- Model: MA 100
- Serial Number: Unknown
- Date Made: Introduced in 1968.
- Approximate size: 48 cm height, 28 cm width, 32 cm length.
- Accessories: Large sterofoam padded blue plastic case, black lens cover, adopter for attaching the instrument to a tribach, battery cable to attach a battery to the MA100, in a plastic case a “Tellurometer infra red met scale” and a instructions ruler, a fuse box containing one fuse and a MA 100 Operators Manual, A backpack for the MA 100 (ALSA 2008.03.20)
- Condition: Good
Commentary:
The MA 100 uses infrared light frequency to measure distances. Unlike previous tellurometers only one instrument was required as a reflector was used to return the infrared beam. It had an accuracy of +/-1.5mm +2ppm and a range of 2km.
It was used by Kinloch Underwood & Associates Ltd. for surveys in Alberta
Source of Object: Donated by Kinloch Underwood & Associates Ltd.
Notes: The Society has another in their collection, ALSA 2006.05.07 donated by the Alberta Director of Surveys.
References: Visit article “The Skill of Chaining would be lost” – The Tellurometer and Sturman and Wright, The History of Tellurometer. for additional information.
Description by: Ed Titanich on November 26, 2024.