Identifying unknown items

[paulsherwin]

Thread reopened by request.

[Julesomega]

This switch looks as though it could be from some telephony equipment, though I can't think where it would be mounted...?

[DrStrangelove]

Originally Posted by Julesomega

Okay I know what this is - it's marked on it: "Farnell FT1 Sound Sync Indicator" - but what's it supposed to do?

It runs off a PP9, has a 6-pin DIN plug on a flying lead, and phono sockets on the front marked "VAR IN" and "REF IN". What sort of Various Variable might this be? There's a big knob for some sort of amplitude, and on the rear it can be switched to 1 or 2

It appears never to have been opened, not even for fitting a battery; no doubt someone thought it was worth ordering one but when they hit the ON switch nothing happened so it went back into stores. How do you usually synchronise sound and vision?

No idea what it does but there's a brief reference to it and the FT2 and FT3 in the June 1974 Studio Sound.

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archiv...nd-1974-06.pdf

Appears to be some sort of thingie for syncing a sound recorder to a camera?

It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma.

[Julesomega]

Originally Posted by DrStrangelove

No idea what it does but there's a brief reference to it and the FT2 and FT3 in the June 1974 Studio Sound.

Thanks for the link, where I see there is a whole article about Tape and Film Synchronisers on page 48. Interesting to note that it was some kind of joint venture with Tandberg

[Cobaltblue]

Originally Posted by Julesomega

This switch looks as though it could be from some telephony equipment, though I can't think where it would be mounted...?

Looks like the switch we used to have in the office that turned off the outside Telephone Bell and turned on the Ansaphone back in the 70's and 80's.

During office hours there were always at least 4 or 5 in the office or the yard.

All the regional offices had a similar arrangement. In the case of the Avonmouth office the switch was in the corner of the window sill adjacent to the fault controllers desk.

Cheers

Mike T