Resistor

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OBJECT TYPE: GRID LEAK
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0931.001

MANUFACTURER: GAMBLE, PAUL B.
MODEL: HOME BUILT
LOCATION: Handle, Saskatchewan, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD FORM; CARBON PATHS

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.8 cm
Width: 1.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GAMBLE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
City: Handle

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: EARLY 1920S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: USED AS THE RESISTOR IN THE RESISTANCE/CAPACITANCE OF A GRID DETECTOR CIRCUIT
Technical: DEMONSTRATES INGENUITY OF EARLY AMATEUR RADIO BUILDERS WHO OFTEN DID NOT HAVE EITHER THE FUNDS OR PHYSICAL ACCESS TO RADIO STORES, AND SO MADE THEIR OWN PARTS. MARKINGS ON ENDS SUGGEST THIS UNIT WAS SECURED IN A STANDARD GRID LEAK RESISTOR HOLDER & CARBON PATHS APPLIED TO BOTH EDGES WITH LEAD PENCIL TO ACHIEVE PROPER RESISTANCE VALUE - IN THIS CASE 3 MEGOHMS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'G. LEAK.' & '3 MEG' HANDWRITTEN IN INK ON WOODEN PEG.
Missing: NONE
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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GAMBLE, PAUL B., Resistor, circa 1922, Artifact no. 1968.0931, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0931.001/

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