Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: REVENUE/AC/SINGLE PHASE/INDUCTION/2 WIRE
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0516.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: CD/H22565E
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 501238
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 14.2 cm
Height: 13.3 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: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, IN OTTAWA, AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERICALLY IN CANADA.
Function: A METER WHICH INTEGRATES, OR SUMS UP THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERCIAL UNITS, IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED (REF.2)
Technical: INDUCTION WATTHOUR METER IS SIMPLE IN ITS STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY. THIS INSTRUMENT IS ACCURATE OVER A WIDE RANGE OF LOAD, POWER FACTOR, VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY & TEMPERATURE. ONLY DRAWBACK IS THAT, AS IT RELIES ON INDUCTION, IT CANNOT BE USED IN DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS.. (* CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO., LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA/ TYPE "CD" 2 WIRE WATTHOUR METER/ 10 AMPS, 110 VOLTS, Kh= 1.33/ STYLE H22565E, SERIAL 501238/ CYCLES 60' WITH PATENT DATES/ RAISED LETTERING READING 'WESTINGHOUSE'/ GREEN IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'S104'/ GREY PAINTED '144B'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASING/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, after 1924, Artifact no. 1984.0516, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0516.001/

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