General Information

Serial #

396712

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON BASE; ALUMINUM RING; GLASS COVER; ALUMINUM, BRASS, COPPER,IRON AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

17.0 cm

Height

17.0 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

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1930S

Canada

MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, AS PARAT OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.

Function

USED TO MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.

Technical

THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE SELF CONTAINED AND REQUIRE NO INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMER. THROUGH THE USE OF A NEW TEMP. SENSITIVE ALLOY ALONG WITH THE DAMPING MAGNETS, ERRORS DUE TO VARIATIONS IN TEMP. HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FOR NON-INDUCTIVE LOADS [REF 1.]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'INDUCTION WATTHOUR METER TYPE I-14-S/ NO. 396712 WIRE 2 DISK CON.6/ AMP. 10 VOLTS 110 CYC. 60/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ DEP3517'/ DIAL PLATE: 'KILOWATT HOURS'/ [FOUR CIRCULAR SCALES FROM 0 TO 9]/ 1KW-HR. TEST DIAL'/ PRINTED ON BOTTOM: 'LINE/ LOAD'/ DYNOTAPE ON TOP: ' S 12'

Missing

CASTIRON FRAME

Finish

UNCOLOURED GLASS; IRON PARTS PAINTED SILVER OR BLACK; WHITE DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A