Capacitor, variable
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TWO GANG AIR DIELECTRIC
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0557.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PILOT
- MODEL
- CAPACIGRAD
- LOCATION
- France
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS PLATES & ROTOR ASSEMBLY, ALUMINUM END PLATES & SPACERS, BRASS SCREWS, HARD RUBBER OR BAKELITE INSULATORS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.7 cm
- Width
- 3.2 cm
- Height
- 13.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PILOT
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1914-1925
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO TUNE A RADIO RECEIVER. GENERALLY IN THIS VINTAGE, ONE GANG USED FOR THE DETECTOR AND THE OTHER GANG FOR AN RF (RADIO FREQUENCY) AMPLIFIER. - Technical
-
EARLY EXAMPLE OF A GANGED CAPACITOR. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- REAR END PLATE, `CAPACIGRAD/ TRADE MARK REG./ PILOT USA'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- ALL MATERIAL NATURAL FINISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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PILOT, Capacitor, variable, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1969.0557, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0557.001/
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