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OBJECT TYPE: LABORATORY/CURRENT/PORTABLE
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0652.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL: 312
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 255
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASEWITH METAL FITTINGS/ METAL WORKING PARTS/ LEATHER STRAP/ SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL, bakelite

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE USED TO EXTEND THE CURRENT RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS; IT IS A HIGHLY ACCURATE LOW POWER TRANSFORMER USED TO TRANSFORM HIGH CURRENTS TO LOW RANGES SO THEY MAY BE MEAURED ON LOW CURRENT METERS (REF.2, 3)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'WESTON/ MODEL 312, NO. 255/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.'/ BLUE IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'L260'/ MFR'S INFO. & INSTRUCTION SHEET ATTACHED TO CASE LID READS 'WESTON CURRENT TRANSFORMER. RATIOS 40-20 & 10 AMPERES TO 5 AMPERES. FREQUENCY 25-133 CYCLES PER SECOND. LINE VOLTAGE 2500 VOLTS. CAPACITY 25 VOLT-AMPERES. STANDARDIZED AT WESTON LABORATORY, NEWARK, N.J., JUNE 29 1915'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLATED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Transformer, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1984.0652, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0652.001/

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