General Information

Serial #

56293

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Bakelite base. Steel body. Glass window. Paper scale.

Dimensions

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

Length

11.7 cm

Width

11.1 cm

Height

3.8 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

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Typical voltmeter used in Canadian industry.

Function

Measures direct current voltage in volts.

Technical

Fan-shaped permanent magnet moveable coil type voltmeter. It is shielded from external magnetic fields and is horizontal reading. Fan-shaped instruments are designed to have very long scales while keeping the case compact. Weston claims that its fan-shaped meters have the longest scales in the world relative to their size. The voltmeter has 3 different ranges. This gave considerable versatility to the instrument, allowing its use in several types of circuits. Model popular in schools and universities.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. plate: 'WESTON VOLTMETER./ PATENTED/ JUL. 10, '94 NOV. 20, '94/ JAN. 29, '95 OCT. 4, '98/ JUL. 16, '01./ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ MODEL 280/ No 56293/ WESTON ELEC. INST. CO. NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.' ; 'Physics' scratched into base.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Metal is painted dull black.

Decoration

N/A