Function of the card:
Alloy – Timing Card #2, Single Shot
Listed in 1401 SMS card usage
Germanium alloy transistors were an early type of transistor, faster than the earlier grown-junction transistors.
Part number: 371040
Used in: 7030, IBM 729II, IBM 7090
Cap code: None (details)
Symbol: SS
SS: Single Shot. Provides a monostable output which can be pulsed into its quasi-stable state for a predetermined duration. with each input triggering pulse or triggering voltage change. Once triggered, the output pulse duration becomes independent of input time duration or amplitude.
The information on these pages comes from a variety of sources, especially old IBM documents on bitsavers.org, as well as information from the IBM 1401 restoration team, especially Tim Coslet's SMS data and Jim Hunt's data. Much of this information was obtained through OCR, so don't expect complete accuracy. These pages are not associated with IBM in any way.