INVESTIGATION OF REPLACEMENT PUMPS AND COMPONENTS FOR THE BEACON PRECISION ENLARGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A001000040061-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: March 25, 1969
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Relelse 2006/06/26, ~. RDP78B04770A001000040061-1
NPIC/TSSG/DED-1547-69
25 March 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Technical Services & SuppprfGroup
THROUGH: Chief, Development & Engineering Division, TSSG
SUBJECT: Investigation of Replacement Pumps and Components for
the Beacon Precision Enlarger
1. Since delivery by of the seven Beacon Precision 25X1
Enlargers (BPE) to the various componen s who purchased them, several
operational deficiencies have shown up; one of the main ones being the
fluid pumps. is fully aware of this deficiency and has replaced 25X1
several pumps an pump components (none on NPIC's enlarger).
2. In a telephone conversation with on
18 March 1969, he suggested that an effort e made to investigate and
experiment with other type pumps in order to find a more reliable
replacement. He further suggested a 10K effort be funded under AL-14
for this investigation.
3. Discussion of this matter with PSG/RGD revealed that their
problem is not the pump per se, but is the fluid injection method at
the film gate which causes bubbles which then remain between the film
and gate glass. This, claims, requires three times longer than 25x1
is necessary to produce a bubble-free exposure. Queries of other agencies
verify that they too are plagued with this operational problem and would
like to see it remedied.
4. It is recommended that be tasked, under AL-14, to include 25x1
the investigation of a better f ui injection system parallel with the
replacement pump investigation and that additional time and cost estimates
be obtained.
TSSG DED R r-I
Distribution:
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