Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2008.03.19
- Made by: Tellurometer (PTY) Limited
- Model: MA 100
- Serial Number: unknown
- Date Made: The MA100 was introduced in 1968.
- Approximate size: Height 48 cm x width 28 cm x length 32 cm
- Accessories: One metal adapter, Serial Number 416, having a tangent screw and a screw clamp, three chrome feet top an bottom to connect the instrument to a tribrach, diameter is 12 cm and height 9 cm.
One black battery cable 178 cm long metal connector to the instrument and red and black battery terminal clamps.
One slide rule stye “TELLUROMETER INFRA RED MET SCALE” and one instructions ruler.
16 cm l x 3.5 cm w x 6 mm and 1 mm thick, both in a plastic case marked ” THE TELLUROMETER INFRA RED MET SCALE”
One green metal with plastic slide top fuse box 4cm x 3.5cm x 1cm containing one fuse.One MA 100 OPERATORS MANUAL.
- Condition: good
Commentary:
This Electronic Distance Meter (EDM) uses infrared light frequency to measure distances. It is constructed of metal. Bakelite, leather lifting handle, and glass lens. Total Height 48 cm x width 28 cm x length 32 cm. The white tilting barrel is length 32 x width and height of 18 cm. The attached accessories are a black metal spotting telescope length 32 cm (incudes two plastic lens caps) and 4 cm in diameter; the black rubber ringed attenuator with a movable metal disk is 18 cm x 18 cm x 3 cm. The metallic turquoise colored yoke and chassis contains the bulk of the electronics and a front panel contains the control switch and the display windows..
Source of Object: Donated by Kinloch Underwood & Associates Ltd.
Notes: Another model is part of the Society’s collection ALSA 2006.05.07.
References: Visit article “The Skill of Chaining would be lost” – The Tellurometer for additional information.
Description by: Entered by Ed Titanich, November 25, 2024.