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{{GR Product
{{GR Product
|model=980-F
|model=980-A
|codes=ACUTE
|codes=AVAST
|class=capacitance standards
|class=capacitance standards
|summary=Decade Capacitor Unit
|summary=Decade Capacitor Unit
|image=GR 980-F Front.jpg
|image=GR 980-A Front.jpg
|caption=General Radio 980-F Decade Capacitor Unit
|caption=General Radio 980-A Decade Capacitor Unit
|series=980
|series=980
|introduced=1956
|introduced=1956
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{{Catalog History}}
{{Catalog History}}
}}
}}
The {{Title|General Radio 980-F Decade Capacitor Unit}} was introduced in {{Catalog O}} and remained available through {{Catalog S}}.  
The {{Title|General Radio 980-A Decade Capacitor Unit}} was introduced in {{Catalog O}} and remained available through {{Catalog S}}.  


The Type 980-F is a decade capacitance unit comprising four Type [[505]] silver mica standard capacitors. The capacitor values are selected in a "1-2-2-5" combination. In the case of the Type 980-F it's 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, and 0.5 μF.  The eleven position switch maintains a combination of the four standard capacitors in parallel to produce the decade of capacitance values. The Type 980 decade units are used in the Type [[1419-K]] Decade Capacitor. The Type 980-F was designed to replace the older Type [[380-F]].
The Type 980-A is a decade capacitance unit comprising four polystyrene capacitors sealed in two brass tubs mounted on either side of the switch. The capacitor values are selected in a "1-2-2-5" combination. In the Type 980-A these values are 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, and 0.5 μF.  The eleven position switch maintains a combination of the four standard capacitors in parallel to produce the decade of capacitance values. The Type 980-A decade units are used in the Types [[1419-A]] and [[1419-B ]] Decade Capacitors.  


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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* '''Total Capacitance:''' 1 μF
* '''Total Capacitance:''' 1 μF
* '''Capacitance Per Step:''' .1 μF
* '''Capacitance Per Step:''' .1 μF
* '''Accuracy:''' two or three terminal ±0.5%  
* '''Accuracy:''' two or three terminal ±1%  
* '''Dissipation Factor:''' less than .0003 at 1 kHz
* '''Dissipation Factor:''' less than .0002 at 1 kHz
* '''Maximum Voltage:''' 500 V
* '''Maximum Voltage:''' 500 V
* '''Frequency Limit for Maximum Voltage:''' 10 kHz
* '''Dielectric:''' Polystyrene
==Links==
==Links==


* [[Media:GR Exp 980 Series 10_1957.pdf|Experimenter October 1957 describing Type 980]]
* [[Media:GR Exp 980 1419-A 07_1956.pdf|Experimenter July 1956 describing Types 980 and 1419-A]]
* [[Media:GR Exp 505 1457-K 10_1957.pdf|Experimenter October 1957 describing Types 505 and 1457-K]]
* [[Media:GR Exp 980 Series 1457-K 10_1957.pdf|Experimenter October 1957 describing Type 980 and 1419-K]]


==Photos==
==Photos==
<gallery>
<gallery>
GR 980-F Front.jpg
GR 1419-B 980-A Inside.jpg
GR 1419-K 980-F Left.jpg
GR 1419-B 980-A Left.jpg
GR 1419-K 980-F Rear.jpg
GR 1419-B 980-A Right.jpg
GR 1419-K 980-F Right A.jpg
GR 1419-B 980-A Top.jpg
GR 1419-K 980-F Right.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[Category:Capacitance Standards]]
[[Category:Capacitance Standards]]

Latest revision as of 06:47, 19 May 2024

General Radio 980-A
Decade Capacitor Unit
General Radio 980-A Decade Capacitor Unit

Available from 1956 to 1965

Manuals
  • Manual Needed.
Catalog History
 Document Year Page
Catalog O 1956 158
Catalog P 1959 172
Catalog Q 1961 167
Catalog R 1963 157
Catalog S 1965 197
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

The General Radio 980-A Decade Capacitor Unit was introduced in Catalog O (1956) and remained available through Catalog S (1965).

The Type 980-A is a decade capacitance unit comprising four polystyrene capacitors sealed in two brass tubs mounted on either side of the switch. The capacitor values are selected in a "1-2-2-5" combination. In the Type 980-A these values are 0.1, 0.2, 0.2, and 0.5 μF. The eleven position switch maintains a combination of the four standard capacitors in parallel to produce the decade of capacitance values. The Type 980-A decade units are used in the Types 1419-A and 1419-B Decade Capacitors.

Specifications

  • Total Capacitance: 1 μF
  • Capacitance Per Step: .1 μF
  • Accuracy: two or three terminal ±1%
  • Dissipation Factor: less than .0002 at 1 kHz
  • Maximum Voltage: 500 V
  • Frequency Limit for Maximum Voltage: 10 kHz
  • Dielectric: Polystyrene

Links

Photos