Meter, demand watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE PHASE/2WIRE/INDICATING
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0259.001

MANUFACTURER: FERRANTI PACKARD ELECTRIC LTD.
MODEL: B3TA
LOCATION: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 589538
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM CASE ANDBASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL DIAL AND MFG PLATES/ METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FERRANTI
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Catharines

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE STANDARDS BRANCH AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL LOAD ON A CIRCUIT AVERAGED OVER 16 MIN. IN KILOWATTS, AND TO MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.
Technical: IN ORDER TO FAIRLY CHARGE CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY THE DEMAND REQUIRED BY A CONSUMER OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IS FACTORED INTO THEIR CHARGES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'INDICATION/ 90%-16 MIN./ 589538/ MULT./ X.5/ 0.12-6.5 AMP 20 VOLTS 1 PH. 2 FILS/WIRE 60 HZ MAX..75 kW/ kh.3 TYPE B3TA Rr. 166 2/3/ FERRANTI PACKARD/ ELECTRIC LIMITED/ ST. CATHERINES ONT. TROIS-RIVIERES QUE./ 12/ WATTS/ ZERO'/ DIAL PLATES: 'kWh/ [4 DIALS MARKED FROM 0 TO 9]''[SCALE FROM 0 TO 1500]/ kWh WATTS'/ MOLDED IN CONNECTION COVER: 'LINE LOAD'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'FP [LOGO]/ A-21340/ MADE IN CANADA'/ HANDWRITTEN ON CONNECTION COVER: 'B3TA 589538/ 851 IJ'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE AND BASE PAINTED GLOSS GREY/ WHITE PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ UNCOLOURED GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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FERRANTI PACKARD ELECTRIC LTD., Meter, demand watt-hour, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0259, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0259.001/

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