Good evening,
During a recent trip to a few scrap yards in the US, I bought a "Weight / CG Computer". At least I hope it is such a computer...
The strange thing about this device:
- Apparently, you have to dial in the weight in lbs and the CG in %MAC
yourself.
- The only response that the computer seems to be able to give in return is on an analog scale "500---0---500".
Has anyone an idea what the scale is meant to indicate? And how this thing works? The D&O part of the CMM would be great...
A bit more info - the labels on the box show the following data:
- "Lockheed Aircraft Servicing Service Company"
- "DC-8-63F WT & BAL COMPUTER"
- "10061A100" (probably the part number)
- "002" (the serial number)
- "10/71" probably the manufacture date
The box is about 8cm wide, 6cm high, 10cm deep.
Apart from a "TEST" pushbutton, there seem to be remains of a three position switch ("OFF", "WT", "CG") on the front.
The backside has a bay for a fuse, and a connector for 19 pins (five are unused).
Any clues about this device, especially the purpose?
Thanks,
J.V.