Potentiometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- K-2
- DATE
- 1930–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0400.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Leeds & Northrup Co.
- MODEL
- 7552
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1114983
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN LID & CABINET/ SYNTHETIC TOP SECTION, KNOBS & DIALS/ METAL HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.0 cm
- Width
- 25.5 cm
- Height
- 22.0 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
- Leeds Northrup
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
USED IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN CANADA - Function
-
TO MEASURE HIGHLY PRECISELY, ELECTROMOTIVE FORCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES BY COMPARING THEM WITH KNOWN POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES - Technical
-
THE K TYPE POTENTIOMETER HAS A MUCH IMPROVED FORM OF SLIDEWIRE, PROVIDED WITH EXTENSION COILS, WHICH GIVES A HIGHER DEGREE OF PRECISION & IS MORE COMPACT & CONVENIENT TO USE THAN EARLIER ONES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON TOP: '[LOGO]/ LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO./ PHILADELPHIA/ 1114983/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PRINTED ALONG TOP SIDE: 'INC. RES/COARSE/ DEC. RES./INC. RES./ MEDIUM/ DEC. RES./ INC. RES./ FINE/ DEC. RES.'/ OTHER NUMBERS & MARKINGS AROUND DIALS & KNOBS/ DECAL: 'NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ RADIO AND E.E. DIV./ INSTRUMENT NO./ R 3644'
- Missing
- TEST LEADS From CA of 12/05/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC MATERIAL WITH WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Leeds & Northrup Co., Potentiometer, circa 1930–1960, Artifact no. 1988.0400, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0400.001/
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