Resistance, standard
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHUNT
- DATE
- 1930–1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0391.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- P-1974861-G3
- LOCATION
- Schenectady, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 703550
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BASE/ METAL BAR & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 12.8 cm
- Height
- 5.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Electricity
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Schenectady
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION. - Function
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ELECTRICAL RESISTOR WHICH IS ADJUSTED WITH HIGH ACCURACY TO SPECIFIED VALUE, IS ONLY SLIGHTLY AFFECTED BY VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE, & IS SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING "SHUNT NO. 703550/ D.L. P-1974860-G3/.2 OHM. 6 AMP./ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y., U.S.A." WITH MFR.'S LOGO
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- CLEAR COATING ON BROWN WOOD/ BLACK PAINTED BAR/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Resistance, standard, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1995.0391, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.0391.001/
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