Meter, kilovar

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0239.005

MANUFACTURER: LANDIS & GYR ZUG
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal; glass and plastic components; metal, glass,plastic & bakelite casings.

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.2 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 16.3 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: LANDIS
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: System intended to meter total electrical energy and electrical power being used by two separate 3 phase, 4 wire, primary feeders/System most commonly found in large commercial applications such as two separate office buildings belonging to one institution (V. Genovese).
Technical: Type sample/these instruments superseded by a metering system in which pulses from the primary meters are put on magnetic tape (V. Genovese).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Label in window bears following info., handwritten in ink: ‘KVARH/ Feeder 2'. Dymo label on window bears following info.: ‘NOTE-4 6V POT COILS'. Plate inside casing, at top, bears following info.: ‘3 ELEMENT METER/ NL 34101hr3/ No. 40811515/ 240 V./ 5 A/ INSP.NO.___/ RANGE 0.12-10A/ SEC. CONST./ 2.4 Varh/ Rev./ 60 c/s/ LANDIS & GYR/ Made in Switzerland/ 4 312 2160 0'. Second plate, below: ‘SOLE AGENTS IN CANADA, LANDIS & GYR INC./ 2063 CHARTIER DORVAL 760, QUEBEC/ 4 316 2029 0'. Third plate, below: ‘FOR TESTING ONLY Kh= 3x2.4 Wh/ rev/ Coil Voltage 416 V'. Following info. appears on meter face: ‘3215243/ Made by LANDIS & GYR, ZUG (Switzerland)/ Kwarh'. Plate on base of casing bears following info.: ‘4 310 2086 0/ METER for use with/ INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS'. Plate on lower section of casing bears following info.: ‘LANDIS & GYR/ Made in Switzerland/ r3.21/ No. 40811515/ max. 250 V~, max. 110V-/ max. 0.5A, max. 25 VA/ 240 V 50-60 Hz/ 4 310 1092 0' and diagram. Second plate, below bears following info.: ‘i=1 imp= 2 varh 4 310 2271 0' and diagram.
Missing: N/A
Finish: All casings black; clear plastic windows.
Decoration: N/A

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LANDIS & GYR ZUG, Meter, kilovar, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1986.0239.005/

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