PROCUREMENT COORDINATING TEAM MEETING 10 NOVEMBER 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000400030033-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2005
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: November 11, 1971
• Content Type: MIN

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SUBJECT: Procurement Coordinating Team Meeting
10 November 1971
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2. The primary purpose of the PCT meeting was to exchange
operating and maintenance experiences/problems/deficiencies
associated with the 01540 light tables recently purchased
by the community.
3. gave a brief on the 1540/240 viewing
system. He pointe out that the table/optics combination
was designed and purchased primarily for the scanning
functions and not for mensuration.
4. Each user was polled as to his experience with the 1540
table/zoom 240 combination. A brief account of each
organization's problems is listed below:
a. Navy.
(1) Microstereoscope mount and viewing surface not
parallel.
(2) Microstereoscope ring not parallel.
Declass review by NGA/DoD
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(3) No limit lock on downward movement of micro-
stereo pod.
(4) Electric cord at rear of optical bridge
hinders X and Y movement of microstereoscope mount.
(5) Single bearing supporting back plate of
microstereoscope mount poorly designed, presenting a
collimation problem.
(6) Undesirable flicker at low intensities,
and inconsistent illuminant performance.
(7) Excessive emulsion deposits on rollers.
(8) Small shoulder of the idler spindle wears
allowing flange to override the shoulders and ride on the
spindle arm.
(9) Full spools (1000' x 9 1/2") are of sufficient
weight to release lever on film drive.
b. Air Force.
(1) Film speed knob needs continued adjustment.
(2) Film guides don't work properly.
(3) Motors chatter.
(4) Power supply cord hazardous, electrically
and thermally.
(5) Bearings in-optics assembly are fragile.
(6) Light flickers at high intensity.
(7) On/off switch for film drive doesn't always
(8) Bare wires in underside panel.
(9) Underside latches poorly located.
(10) Auto tension release needed to prevent film
breakage.
(11) Drive unit shear pins too easily sheared.
(12) Film scratching on take-up spool.
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(13) Interchange of drive motors produces erratic
operation.
(14) Bias cord assembly cards failure.
(15) Heat sink board transistor failure.
(16) Focus at high magnification poor.
(17) Bumpers to absorb shocks of carriage in X and
Y directions.
(18) Carriage lock system poorly designed.
(19) Control knobs are poorly located.
C. NPIC.
(1) Ring on zoom 240 pod too large.
(2) Clips on pod to soft.
(3) Bearings in the Z direction loose.
(4) Knobs no good.
(5) Surface glass not flat.
(6) Dirt collects between glass and diffuses.
(7) Rollers fly out on film take-up loop.
(8) Lots of gear breakage, need to be redesigned.
(9) Drive transistors give poor service.
(10) Drive on/off switch points easily burned.
(11) Film drive tachometers slip.
(12) Switches and knobs are continually being
loosened.
(13) Connection at wall plug poor, can cause fire,
(14) Control knobs poorly located.
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Rejected the table for quality control and
design reasons.
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Generally endorsed comments of other agencies.
Noted that their four tables at Hawaii are down for
maintenance and parts.
5. It would appear that several of the factors which
contributed to the above comments are poor quality
control procedures by the manufacturers and lack of
sufficiently detailed maintenance manuals and technical
data.
6. The PCT members approved the Third Annual Report of
the Procurement Coordinating Team. It will be tabled
at the 17 November 1971 meeting of EXRAND.
7. Following items are planned for procurement by PCT
members during the next few months:
Item
Contracting Agency
1540
light tables
NPIC
Zoom
240 optics
NPIC
Quick
stereo modules
Air Force
Quick
copy camera
NPIC
Dual
view microstereoscope
NPIC
8. announced that there were at present
no zoom 70 optics available for distribution. He was given
the commun y requirements for zoom 70 optics should they
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Excess Equipment
List from Hill AFB.
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 Mgr
Des
PE 4920 066 3132PK
PE 4920 754 4860PK
PE 4920 886 6644PK
PE 6675 515 5172PK
PE 6675 925 2981PK
PE 6675 641 3559PK
PH 6720 298 9369
PH 6720 298 9285
PH 6720 713 2063
P7 6730 018 4953PK
P7 6740 115 9802PK
P7 6740 928 7593
P7
PC
AF
AF
AF
6740 850 1958
6740 291 5503
6740 928 5003
6740 891 6217
6740 922 4199
6740 789 1250
6740 841 6015
6740 664 6824
6740 965 8780
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Model
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Quantity
Test Set
Flt Line Analyzer
Test Set, Radar CAM
Sketch Set Surveying
Photo Interp Station
Stereoscope
Camera, Still Picture
Camera, Still Picture
Camera, Still Picture
Viewer
Presoaker
Titler
Presoaker
Processor Unit
Printer
Temp Control
Silver Recovery Unit
Table, Viewing
Processor
Processor
Processor
PB 6740 123 3839PK Printer
PB 6740 727 2752 Printer
PB 6740 996 6930 Printer
PB 6740 902 9867 Printer
PG 6780 610 0629 Copying Kit
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As of 1 Nov 1971