SPU-9 Subscriber Panel

This is essentially a rudimentary audio control and volume adjustment panel. Each pilot has their own subscriber panel which is used to enable/disable audio sources and adjust their volume. The control functions are listed below:
СПУ (SPU): Intercom System
РАД (RAD): Radio
РЕЗ (REZ): Reserve/Backup
РК (RK): Radio Compass/Direction Finder

spu-9 subscriber panel

This is just a basic plastic enclosure with no active circuitry contained within.

spu-9 subscriber panel

There is a permanently attached wire harness along with a 15-pin connector on the back, which looks like the soviet equivalent of a D-SUB connector. The back metal plate is secured to the casing by some slotted screws.

spu-9 subscriber panel

We found the pins for the backlight and applied 28V to light up the panel. It is lit by a single incandescent bulb located in a socket in the center of the panel.

spu-9 subscriber panel

Removing the illuminated faceplate reveals the bulb socket and switch retention screws.

spu-9 subscriber panel

There's not much to see inside this panel, just some wiring and the back of the switches and potentiometers.

spu-9 subscriber panel