TRIP REPORT COVERING 19 THROUGH 27 AUGUST 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A001800110030-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: September 5, 1963
• Content Type: MFR

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5 Spetember 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Trip Report Covering 19 Through 27 August 1963
1. A visit was made to ourl on 19 August
to discuss contractual actions with The contract
for 20 viewers was finally signed with two exceptions from the agreement
reached during my last visit. On the production of the first eight units
under the contract, the machines will be built with the same drive unit as
the 705M units now in-house. A price reduction was agreed upon due to the
change of specifications. In addition, the first eight units are to be
delivered on a redeterminal downward basis instead of straight fixed price.
No changes were made in the penalty clause for the first eight units. The
terms of the additional 12 viewers and 2 Navy readers remained unchanged.
25X1A 2. On 20 August and I visited" to review development 25X1
of the new reader. Development of the reader thus far has proceeded on or
ahead of schedule (for more complete details of progress refer to the
9 August monthly report and PERT chart). The present plan calls for a
demonstration and testing of the liquid gate on or about 16 September.
If no unexpected difficulties arise in the breadboard liquid gate there is
a definite possibility of an early delivery. For the prototype viewer how-
ever, it will be necessary to use a conventional condenser light source
since considerable work is still required on the design.
2 5X1A To aid in the design for the condenser system, pans to utilize the
consulting services of who has considerable experience in this
field. Additional information is required by = on maximum acceptable
dimensions of the machine and specifications or samples of various sizes
of film spools to be used. This information will be collected and sent
as soon as possible. In addition, they inquired if we had a firm require-
ment to view large quantities of 35mm film on the viewer. Since no 35mm
systems requiring the capability of this machine are known it was decided
to release them of the requirement for measuring on 35mm film. This will
allow the 35mm position allocated on the vacuum caption to be used for one
of the other proposed film widths and will not preclude the use of the
instrument for viewing only 35mm film. They informed me that they plan to
25X1 use a. Model 35 Shaft Encoder on X giving 4-096 counts per revolution
and a. Model 27 L I Shaft Encodes on Y giving 127 counts per revolution.
The Model 35 wi require a. 4X preamp and the Model 27 a. 2X preamp to give
the required film movement resolution. Action has been taken to include
25X1A these preamps in the contract for the readout
electronics.
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and the literature obtained will be disseminated through the staff as 25X1A
appropriate. Of interest was the large number of lasers on display.
Of concern to the "technicians who installed the Dual Screen Measuring
Projector was our ability to keep the instrument in top operating condition.
They stated that averaged less than 15 minutes a day working with
them during their last visit in August and showed little incentive to learn,
about the electronics. A copy of their inter-plant communications concerning
the DSMP has been placed in the job file.
3. On the 21st and the morning of the 22nd of August the WESCON Con-
ference was attended. This was one of the largest trade shows ever staged
4. On the afternoon of the 22nd, and I visited the
to review their chip storage capability. This is the same group
visited us here several times to discuss their Ma.gnacard System. They now
have on the market a. 16mm by 32mm system that accomplishes most of the
functions of Minicarrd, plus having additional characteristics of its on
at a small fraction of the Minicard cost. Of particular interest was the
fact that they are reading the chip BCD code with a light modulated bank
of photocells instead of the CRT raster technique. The advantage of this
system is simplicity and relatively low cost.
5. and I also visited
22nd to see the HTA 5 prior to shipment
it during our brief visit.
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6. On the morning of the 23rd I visited
to review the progress for the readout devices for the reader and the 25X1A
in response to a. TID requirement for a. Flexowriter replacement.
plan to meet their 14 October delivery schedule. However, they had made no
provision for the preamps required by the =machine as previously described.25X1A
They will look into this and report to me shortly on how they can best incor-
porate them in the equipment. As it now stands, each unit will consist of 2 5XfiA
3 rack drawers. A four foot cable will be provided between the control panel
and the rack drawers for th and a 6 foot cable for the= 25X1.
7. The was 25X1 ALL
visited on t e LjrCL. e linear aso ver is progressing
according to schedule and a demonstration of the feasibility breadboard can
be arranged anytime after the 16th of September. A complete monthly progress
report for the first month's work is on file. In addition, they are looking
into the possibility of connecting their telecordex to the Teletype Model 35
8. On the 27th and 28th of August, Is new
the size of their old facility and well laid out. Additional equipment
facility in was visited. The new plant is about t ice
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available at the new facility consists of a new milling machine, a larger
25X1A capacity lathe and a variety of glass polishing equipment. Their manpower
has been raised back up to the level it was about eight months ago when they
25X1A decided to move to 0 and subsequently left it drop. At present they
plan to hire additional personnel to increase the labor force. Of importance
is the addition of an electronics engineer,J __J and an optical man, 2 5X1 A
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separate plant and establish an optical capability.
25X1A 0 spent the entire time I was there operating the mirror polish-
ing machine and I was given no formal opportunity to discuss the viewer
development with him. However, in an informal coffee break, discussion, he
expressed the opinion that the optical design used in the 705 seri'se'was at
best a. compromise design and could never give the optimum results we desire.
In his opinion a separate condenser system is required for each magnification.
As yet however, he ha.s not been given the opportunity to work on the reader
.or viewer design and apparently has spent most of his time with the company
polishing mirrors. He has however, determined the major cause of the color
fringing of the viewers in-house and has eliminated a large part of it by
repositioning the two upper (smaller) condensers. This is a, modification
that should be eventually made to our 705M viewers.
Virtually no progress was made on the electronic readout for the readers
since my last visit. However, they were able to operate the reader transport
and it offers promise of being considerably superior to the 705M transport.
They are now in the process of completing 4+ viewers, 3 of which are
25X1A still to be delivered under and one as a, replacement for the
705V prototype we loaned them for the reader development. They plan to have
these units ready for inspection by mid-September if they can get delivery
of the control panel switches. In addition, they have the first four cabin-
ets in-house for the eight rush viewers under the new contract. They plan
on having these ready for shipment in early October. As of my visit they
had not assigned anyone to begin work on the 12 additional units under the
new contract.
While there I noticed they were using 20 gua.ge wire on the electronic
sub-assembly to connect the external power line with the lamp and other
electrical components. That is they were running the entire current used
(15 amp fused) through 20 guage wire. This may cause voltage drop to the
lamp and of thereby reducing efficiency. All machines deliv-
25X1A ered under should be checked to see if adequate wiring has
been used.
While at I a representative of II visited to discuss possi
2 5X1A ble modification of the Air Force viewers. He was not aware of the design
difference between the 705V and the 705M and was planning on one modification
kit for both machines. Most of the proposed changes which the Air Force
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performance and may not be of interest to NPIC. The items of direct interest
to us however are (1) better lamp cooling (he brought a, sample of a. bulb
fused to the diachroic filter), (2) venting the motor housing to let the
heat escape, and (3) improved film handling characteristics of the trans-
port. We plan to get together in Washington to further discuss these
changes.
requires however, are more in the field of human engineering rather than
25X1A In summary of the overall performance
level should improve. However, two major problems may continue to exist.
These are: (1) the need for higher caliber technical personnel with the
date that he is obligated to make every attempt to meet it within normal
contractual practices and not slip small extra jobs in which delay delivery.
Both of the above deficiencies have been apparent during my frequent visits.
I feel that both of these points can be cleared up by more rigid specifica-
tions written by NPIC and firm contractual delivery commitments, involving
penalty clauses if necessary.
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