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IMP Portable Mine
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IMP Portable Mine
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This section has many high detail pictures of the IMP portable mine detector. Virtually every part of the device has been photographed and described. To go to a specific part of the mine detector simply click on the desired section below. Warning, as these pages are very graphics intensive they may take a little while to load.
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The carrying case for the IMP control box is made of canvas with black leather along its edges. To the right you can see how the control box and headset fit into the case. Below you can see the front of the carry case, which is secured by a single buckle. It can be carried over the shoulder by the strap. Two belt loops are placed on the back of the case to better secure it to the wearer's belt in the field. |
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The control box is the heart of the IMP mine detector. It converts disturbances in the magnetic field of the sensor head into a loud audible tone warning the user of possible mines. In the top right picture you can see the control panel of the box. The pictures below show the outer casing which has two additional attachment clips. The latch at the bottom of the box is what secures the four batteries in their storage compartment. |
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The top of the control box is shown at right. The large plug on the left is where the sensor wand attaches. The two plugs next to the large one are for the headset. Next to that is the on/off switch. The two dials on the far right are used to adjust the sensitivity of the sensor wand. Below you can see a close up of the on/off switch which is in the off position. The bottom right picture shows the headset being connected to the box. |
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In this section we will show the battery compartment at the base of the control box and a typical Soviet battery used to power the IMP. The picture at right shows the battery compartment cover open and the slots for placing the four 1.5 volt batteries (one shown for comparison). Next to the two slots are instructions for how to place the batteries inside the device. These instructions are shown in detail below. |
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| The middle right photograph shows one of the
four batteries being inserted into the device. You can also
see the latch used to close the compartment cover on the left side of the
picture. Also note the cardboard and soft metal construction used to
make the 1.5 volt battery.
In our final picture we compare a 1.5 volt Soviet battery with a 1.5 volt 'D' cell battery made commercially in the United States. The Soviet battery is of the 'Element 373' brand and is functionally identical to it's American counterpart. |
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In this section we have the headset of the IMP mine detector. The headset consists of two earpieces connected to the control box by means of a two pronged plug. The headset can be adjusted to provide a better fit for the user by gently pushing or pulling on each earpiece. A close-up view of the outside of the earpieces and their electrical contacts can be seen below. The inner part of the earpiece can be seen in the bottom right picture. |
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Here is one picture of the clips on the detector wand that fasten the electrical wires to the side of it. These wires run from the sensor at the end of the wand to the control box. |
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