Rear View of Master Control Panel Wiring, San Francisco State College (Updated two months ago)

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• Identifier: TP-ATA-1872
• Context: <h5><strong data-start="441" data-end="459">Wiring Harness</strong></h5> <ul style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="460" data-end="786"> <li data-start="460" data-end="636"> <p data-start="462" data-end="636">The <strong data-start="466" data-end="491">tightly bundled wires</strong> leading to a central <strong data-start="513" data-end="531">terminal strip</strong> is typical for master control panels&mdash;allowing external connections to be routed cleanly from the inside.</p> </li> <li data-start="637" data-end="786"> <p data-start="639" data-end="671">Those bundles likely connect to:</p> <ul data-start="674" data-end="786"> <li data-start="674" data-end="702"> <p data-start="676" data-end="702">Other simulation equipment</p> </li> <li data-start="705" data-end="740"> <p data-start="707" data-end="740">Signal amplifiers or conditioners</p> </li> <li data-start="743" data-end="786"> <p data-start="745" data-end="786">The CRT monitor or oscilloscope interface</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">The backs of </span><strong style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="850" data-end="866">panel meters can be clearly seen</strong><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">, as well as </span><strong style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="879" data-end="904">trimpots or resistors</strong><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;"> soldered directly to terminals&mdash;used for fine calibration of each circuit.</span></li> </ul> <h5><strong data-start="988" data-end="1007">Terminal Blocks</strong></h5> <ul style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1008" data-end="1235"> <li data-start="1008" data-end="1104"> <p data-start="1010" data-end="1104">The bottom section houses neat <strong data-start="1041" data-end="1066">terminal screw strips</strong>&mdash;textbook 1960s analog control design.</p> </li> <li data-start="1105" data-end="1235"> <p data-start="1107" data-end="1235">Wires are color-coded or labeled for system interfacing&mdash;helping operators trace signal paths for diagnostics or experimentation.</p> </li> </ul> <div>&nbsp;This would&rsquo;ve been <strong data-start="1603" data-end="1666">part of a student-visible demo or instructor-led experiment</strong>, allowing:</div> <div> <ul style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1678" data-end="1837"> <li data-start="1678" data-end="1726"> <p data-start="1680" data-end="1726">Real-time <strong data-start="1690" data-end="1726">manipulation of analog variables</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="1727" data-end="1771"> <p data-start="1729" data-end="1771">System <strong data-start="1736" data-end="1771">monitoring and fault simulation</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="1772" data-end="1837"> <p data-start="1774" data-end="1837">Possibly even <strong data-start="1788" data-end="1817">troubleshooting exercises</strong> for control systems</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p> </div>
• Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
• Type: Still Image
• Format: Negative
• Source: San Francisco State University Archives
• Rights: Public