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[[File:ARTS_1912_GrahamsNewPattTelaupadAndHeadgear.jpg|thumb| | [[File:ARTS_1912_GrahamsNewPattTelaupadAndHeadgear.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Graham's New Pattern Telaupad and Headgear, c1912'''<br>In 1912, it was decided that these were to become the model for all future supply.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1912'', p. 78, Plates 42-3.</ref> It was proudly noted that springs helped maintain a tight fit with rubber rings helping isolate sound. ]] | ||
'''Telaupad''' is the contemporary British term for | '''Telaupad''' is the contemporary British term for headphones used in a variety of shipboard applications, often in [[Fire Control]] tasks where the operator had to keep his hands free and be attentive to a remote source of information and command. | ||
==Form Factor== | ==Form Factor== | ||
[[File:ARTS_1910_TelaupadAnd520.jpg|thumb|120px|'''Suggestion for complete headset, c1910'''<br>This design was found to weigh 1.5 pounds and to work pretty well by lashing a [[Pattern 520 Navyphone|Patt. 520 transmitter]] to what might have been the current model of telaupad.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1910'', p. 152, Fig. 4.</ref> It was noted that binoculars could be freely used aloft with these headsets. ]] | |||
Telaupads | Telaupads where essentially large headphones, often with a good effort made at isolating the wearer from external sound. | ||
In time, some telaupad users were also given microphones so they had a complete hands-free means of communicating bidirectionally. | |||
==Application== | ==Application== | ||
[[Sightsetter]]s were ideal candidates for wearing telaupads, particularly in the days before [[F.T.P.]] sights came into service. It required very little engineering and fuss to wire up a ship so a telaupad could be tethered fairly near each gun. | [[Sightsetter]]s were ideal candidates for wearing telaupads, particularly in the days before [[F.T.P.]] sights came into service, or in smaller ships or ships whose secondary batteries could not receive timely outfits of specialised hardware. It required very little engineering and fuss to wire up a ship so a telaupad could be tethered fairly near each gun. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{BibUKARTS1910}} | |||
*{{BibUKARTS1912}} | *{{BibUKARTS1912}} | ||
</small> | </small> | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 8 September 2009
Graham's New Pattern Telaupad and Headgear, c1912
In 1912, it was decided that these were to become the model for all future supply.[1] It was proudly noted that springs helped maintain a tight fit with rubber rings helping isolate sound.
In 1912, it was decided that these were to become the model for all future supply.[1] It was proudly noted that springs helped maintain a tight fit with rubber rings helping isolate sound.
Telaupad is the contemporary British term for headphones used in a variety of shipboard applications, often in Fire Control tasks where the operator had to keep his hands free and be attentive to a remote source of information and command.
Form Factor
File:ARTS 1910 TelaupadAnd520.jpg
Suggestion for complete headset, c1910
This design was found to weigh 1.5 pounds and to work pretty well by lashing a Patt. 520 transmitter to what might have been the current model of telaupad.[2] It was noted that binoculars could be freely used aloft with these headsets.
This design was found to weigh 1.5 pounds and to work pretty well by lashing a Patt. 520 transmitter to what might have been the current model of telaupad.[2] It was noted that binoculars could be freely used aloft with these headsets.
Telaupads where essentially large headphones, often with a good effort made at isolating the wearer from external sound.
In time, some telaupad users were also given microphones so they had a complete hands-free means of communicating bidirectionally.
Application
Sightsetters were ideal candidates for wearing telaupads, particularly in the days before F.T.P. sights came into service, or in smaller ships or ships whose secondary batteries could not receive timely outfits of specialised hardware. It required very little engineering and fuss to wire up a ship so a telaupad could be tethered fairly near each gun.
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
