General Information

Serial #

798

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON BASE, BEARING BLOCKS AND FIELD COIL MOUNTING RING. INSULATED COPPER FIELD & ARMATURE WINDINGS. CAST IRON FIELD CORES. LAMINATED STEEL ARMATURE CORE MOUNTED ON A STEEL SHAFT WITH COPPER COMMUTATOR; INSULATED BY MICA. BRONZE BEARINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

102.0 cm

Width

86.0 cm

Height

77.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

942.1

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LINCOLN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED BETWEEN C.1900-1920

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOSTCOMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY TO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON TOP OF MOTOR READS: 'LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO./ NO. 798 K.W 27.5 H.P. __/ VOLTS 110 AMP. 250 R.P.M. 780/ CLEVELAND, O. U.S.A.'/ '0-10' HANDPAINTED IN YELLOW ON TOP OF HOUSING

Missing

BEARING OILER CAPS. ONE BRUSH HOLDER ASSEMBLY; ALL BRUSHES. BROKEN FIELD COIL JUMPER ON PULLEY SIDE.

Finish

BLACK PAINT ON FRAME, ARMATURE COILS & FIELD COILS. NATURAL COPPER COMMUTATOR

Decoration

N/A