
The Quad XP-581 from Elenco provides four separate, fully regulated power supplies. Three are fixed and yield +5 VDC at 3 amps, -12 VDC at 1 amp, or +12 VDC at 1 amp. The fourth supply is variable, producing 2.5 to 20 volts of DC output at up to 2 amps. Line and output voltages are regulated to within 0.05 volts, and the supply is linear. All four supplies are shortproof as well. A current foldback circuit in each supply collapses the field in the event of a short, a current surge from the line, or an excessive current demand. Thus, both the Quad XP-580 and the equipment it's driving are normally protected from inadvertent errors or power company problems. Elenco built the supply as only Elenco will. The handsome, hooded metal case, - measuring 3-1/4" x 8-1/4" x 9-1/4" and weighing nine pounds - has a 3-wire grounded power cord for 115 VAC operation, panel meters for both current and voltage, and standard jacks for accessing the four regulated supplies. A two-year limited warranty and schematic is also included.
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5116 QUAD POWER SUPPLY |
Called "Hang 10" (groan) by the manufacturer, it is a grey plastic rack that will hold (10) CDs hanging on... With screw holes and mounting tape you can hang it and its load most anywhere you please. The holder is 2-1/2" x 11", but loaded it probably needs at least a 4" x 12" space. Call it "handy", call it "clever", just don't call it "Hang 10". Okay?
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30087 CD HANGING RACK |
Newly manufactured P-38 Can Opener from the same folks who supply them to Uncle. It folds! into 1-1/2" x 5/8" flat piece which is easily carried and lost. Reportedly works much better than the Asian knockoffs for those who really want to gain entry to the Spam!
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20787 G.I. CAN OPENER |
Blue plastic test tube rack, about 8" long x 2-1/2" wide x 3-1/4" tall OA. It has a plate with (6) holes for full test tubes, the end two being 1-1/16" dia the others 3/4" dia. In front of this are (6) pegs to hold clean inverted test tubes. It of course can be used to hold tools, drying pasta or other, non-lab objects.
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89323 TEST TUBE RACK |
Zipseal plastic bag of the size gnomes use to store leftovers. 1" sq, 2" sq, 2" x 3" or 3" x 4" (our each come in bags of 100 count), clear polyethylene (the 2" x 3" 27906 has a white strip across one side, 36562 does not.). Store rings, small rock samples, biology parts, and model pieces. Great for cleaning up behind your Guinea pig when you take him for a walk.
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90273 POLY BAG, 1" | |
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27906 POLY BAG, 2" X 3" (STRIP) | |
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90274 POLY BAG, 2" | |
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36562 POLY BAG, 2" X 3" | |
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34552 POLY BAG, 3" X 4" |
Never seemed fair to nail the "lazy" tag so permanently on the "Susans" but that probably has no "bearing" on the issue. Also called turntable bearings, they are the square, flat ball bearing devices YOU bolt between two flat objects to achieve rotation. Like that spinning center section of a Chinese restaurant table. We had these in surplus once and they were quite popular. To our chagrin, we discovered they could be bought commercially for the same price. So we did. The 4" version is rated for a 300lb. load, the 6" for 500lbs., and the 12" (round) for 1000lbs.
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21992 LAZY SCOTT BEARING, 12" | |
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2934 LAZY SCOTT BEARING, 4" | |
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21995 LAZY SCOTT BEARING, 6" |
Each has black lettering stenciled on bright yellow plastic tape, with the message repeated over and over. They are 3" wide by 200 ft or 1000 ft long. All are the real thing, made for sale to police and other serious users. Some have an obvious industrial application, some will work in the school playground, some seem appropriate to cordon off the kids’ rooms.
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37893 BARRICADE TAPE DISPENSER | |
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22973 CRIME SCENE TAPE | |
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37648 FIRE LINE, 1000 FT. | |
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22970 POLICE LINE TAPE |
Individual cases for 3–1/2” computer discs. The nice thing about these is that they are stiff enough to protect the disc but just flexible enough not to be brittle and break the way most “jewel” cases do. Red, blue, purple or gold, all are translucent enough to read interior labels. We pick your color.
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30371 SINGLE DISKETTE CASE |
Campers put these pads under their sleeping bags to insulate themselves thermally and ergonomically from the hard cruel ground. They call them "Insulite" which sounds like a brand name and they are military grade. We don't know if the items we have are seconds from that company or somewhere else, but we can't tell the difference. They are at least 20" x 60" and are 3/8" thick dense foam rubber. We have light blue, dark blue khaki/green and mauve/purple, from which we shall pick your purchase. One side is glossy with more closed pores than the other. We have used them, and they are great! Feather light too at only 20 oz. Good as light duty tumbling or exercise mats as well.
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24668 SLEEPING PAD |
AKA hand boiler. An exotic bit of hand blown glass with a bulb at top and bottom connected by some zippy tubing that spirals, loops, and/or jogs. In the closed system is some colored liquid (methyl chloride) that is very light. Hold the lower bulb in you hand and as the air in the system is warmed it pushes the fluid through the loops to the upper chamber. When all the liquid is pushed out of the lower bulb, expanding air will bubble through the tubing making it appear that the liquid is boiling. WARNING! The glass is fragile and the liquid is nasty. If you drop the thing on e.g. the kitchen tile, it will eat the finish off the tile and the stain in the liquid will permanently stain the floor. So don't let kids handle this item unsupervised. About 7" tall, it is a favorite in our stores.
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6199 LOVE METER |
Catch karate chops or performing porpoises in stop action photography, or prove that the kid never stops moving. The (4) lenses of the 4" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/4" thick Quad-Cam(tm) take (4) pictures in (1) second with (1) click. Perfect for the crucial play in the big game. Standard 35mm film and standard developing techniques give you four-panel prints of the changing action. The no-frills camera without a flash comes in translucent blue or green (our choice), loads and winds manually, and has a pop-up viewfinder with no lens. It comes with a wrist strap, directions and tips on action photography. Recommended: 100 ASA film, used outdoors in bright daylight.
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91722 QUAD-CAM |
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