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OBJECT TYPE: AC/CLAMP/FIELD DRIVEN
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0355.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 633
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2086
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASE/ METAL MAGNET & WORKING PARTS/ 'RUBBER' MAGNETCOVERING/ GLASS FACE COVER/ SYNTHETIC & METAL CABLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 6.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED REGULARLY IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE AC CURRENT OUTPUT
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF AMMETER DESIGNED TO ALLOW CURRENT MEASUREMENT IN A CIRCUIT WITHOUT HAVING TO BREAK OR OPEN THE CIRCUIT./ THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CLAMP AMMETER IS CLEAR. IT ENABLES THE UNOBSTRUSIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE INTENSITY OF A CIRCUIT. THIS IS USUALLY DIFFICULT AS AMMETERS MUST BE CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE CIRCUIT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP. NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A./ MODEL 633 NO. 2086/ TYPE A1/ PAT. 1,640,335 1,746,935/ AMPERES A.C./ 100 200 300 400/ 0 50 100 150 200 250/ 0 20 40 60 80 100'/ EMBOSSED ON HANDLE TOP: '10 25 50 100 250 500'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK CASE/ WHITE DIAL FACE WITH RED & BLACK PRINTING/ RED MAGNET COVERING/ BLACK CABLES WITH RED & BLACK ENDS
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Ammeter, after 1941, Artifact no. 1988.0355, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0355.001/

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