Retro blinkenlights panel available - UK - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Dec 2004

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 From: "John Lawson" &lt;jpl15(a)panix.com&gt;

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

  On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Shirker wrote:

  I came across the following item which I have no
need for, but it looks
 absolutely ideal for anyone who's building a recreated old computer or a
 new design from scratch, to use as status lights.

 See http://shirker.mooli.org.uk/pics/blinkenlights.jpg 
 It looks like part of a photographic developer of some sort.  I reckon
 young Johnny Lawson could probably fill us in some more. 

    Well, it's a curved metal panel with an assembly of pretty much 
bog-standard bayonet base miniature lamps on it..   one would have to go 
to a bit of trouble to make a 'status display' out of it  - after dealing 
with the drivers, and (I am assuming) rewiring it for individual 
addressing of each lamp.

   But as to what it's intended function was/is - I've certainly No Clue.

   Cheerz

John 
Hi
 It looks like it might be used as part of a light curing system.
You know, place the item on a rotating shaft and have 4 quadrants
of these light. I once had a photo copies that had a bank of lamps
like this but it was flat. An automatic machine might have a
curved bank like this.
Dwight