Play Meter

Aids to the Trade
Endless-loop
cassette
Mann Endless Cassette Industries
introduces a long-play endless-loop
cassette that operates in standard
cassette machines , including front-
loading vertical-play as well as hori-
zontal-play models .
The patented cassette automa-
tically repeats recorded material with-
out re-winding and is available with
low-cost players modified to start and
stop on cue.
Endless loops in one minute incre-
ments come in lengths of one through
25 minutes; other lengths can be
special ordered. Mann endless loop
casettes with heavy-duty tape have a
life expectancy of up to 50,000 passes.
Current uses include talking dis-
plays, computer data storage, audio
visuals, commercial messages, and
telephone-answering machines. Cas-
settes are $5 each plus $1 for each
minute of length. Quantity discounts
are available.
For more information, write Mann
Endless Cassette Industries, P.O. Box
1347, San Francisco, CA 94101, or call
(415) 221 -2000 .
New lEE displays
The Industrial Products Division of
lEE (Industrial Electronic Engineers)
has introduced a compact two-line by
16-character format to its Daystar
Nova line of 3803-series liquid crystal
displays . lEE also has added a new
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high-resolution six-line by 40-charac-
ter display to its FLIP family line of
intelligent vacuum-fluorescent display
modules .
Daystar Nova displays are alpha-
n umeric modules that feature an
operating-temperature range of from
minus 30 degrees to 85 degree
Celsius, making them ideal for
outdoor applications. Low current
requ1rements lend the display to
battery-powered operation . Optional
electroluminescent backlighting per-
mits use even in complete darkness .
Display characters are 9.1 millimeters
high and can be read from up to 15 feet
away.
The Flip family high-resolution six-
line by 40-character display, model
28400 -99 , is for applications that
require enhanced component reliabil-
ity. T he module uses MIL-qualified
components and has an extended
operating temperature range of minus
40 degrees to 85 degrees Celsius . It is
12.5 inc hes wide, 6.5 inches high, and
1.56 inches deep . Characters are 5.05
millimeters high in a five -dot by seven-
dot matrix.
For more information, write lEE,
Industrial Products Division, 7740
Lemona Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405 ,.
or call (818) 787-0311.
grease , and chemicals.
The sealer dries in two hours , and
one gallon covers approximately 300
square feet.
Randustrial also produces a do-it-
yourself single-ply roof system made
of a thermoplastic waterproofing com -
pound sprayed under and over a
heavyweight polyester fabric .
For more information on the floor
sealer or roof system, write Randus-
trial Corporation, 13311 Union Ave. ,
Cleveland, OH 44120, or call toll free
1-800-321-4662 (in Ohio 1-800-468-
0576) .
Interconnection
system catalog
Floor sealer,
roof system
Randustrial Corporation offers
Piran Poly Sealer, a polyurethane floor
sealer designed to protect wood and
concrete floors from dirt and grime .
O ne coat provides a wear-resistant
finish that guards against spilled oil,
The latest additions to the AMP
mass-terminated connector families
are featured in a new 32-page catalog
that describes the AMPMODU MTE
Interconnection System . The system
is characterizd by insulation displace-
ment of both pin and receptacle con-
tact . Electrical and mechanical specifi-
cations are provided for almost 300
different connectors, and the com-
plete range of application equipment
and hand tools is described .
For a copy of the catalog (#85- 773),
write AMP, Inc ., P.O. Box 3608,
Harrisburg, PA 17105, or call (717)
564-0100.
PLAY METER. March 1 5. 1986