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[i]After the successful operation of the Westinghouse field sequential color cameras in Apollo 10 and 11 Command and Service Modules the decision was made to use it on the lunar module for Apollo 12. Westinghouse took the camera used on Apollo 10 and modified it for use in the vacuum of space on the surface of the Moon. The modifications included painting exterior white for thermal control, substituting coated metal gears for plastic gears in the color-wheel drive mechanism, provision for internal heat conduction paths to the camera outer shell for radiation and use of a special bearing lubricant. In addition, the Apollo 12 Command Module TV was the same camera flown in the Apollo 11 Command Module.[/i]
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