Meter, demand watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE PHASE/INDICATING/THERMAL
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0240.001

MANUFACTURER: SANGAMO CO. LTD.
MODEL: WDA
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1582654
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM CASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 13.5 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: SANGAMO
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESES ONES PROBABLY SENT TO DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE FOR TESTING IN THE 1960S
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THESE ONES WERE KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO INDICATE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD ON A CIRCUIT AVERAGED OVER A PERIOD OF 32 MINUTES IN KILOWATTS, AND TO MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS.
Technical: ARE BUILT IN THE STANDARD TYPE "A" SOCKET TYPE BASES, FOR USE ON EITHER 2 OR 3 WIRE SINGLE-PHASE DOMESTIC ORCOMMERCIAL LOADS, WHERE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF DEMAND IS ESSENTIAL. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFG'S PLATE: 'THERMAL DEMAND METER/ TYPE WDA/ TEST PERIOD 32 MIN K.W 1.5 NO. 1586911/ VOLTS 115 AMPS 5 CYCLES 60 PHASE 3 WIRE 3/ SANGAMO/ COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/ MULTIPLY BY 1'/ DIAL PLATE: '202636/ 0 400 700 1000 WATTS 1500'/ MOULDED INTO BASE PLATE: 'LINE LOAD'/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 58'/.2 MFG'S PLATE: SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT: 'K.W 3 NO. 1582654/ VOLTS 230 AMPS 10 CYCLES 25 PHASE 1/ MULTIPLY BY 2'/ DIAL PLATE AND BASE PLATE: SAME AS ABOVE/ DYNOTAPE: 'S 57'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CASE PAINTED MATTE SILVER/ UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WORKING PARTS PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ DIAL PLATE BEIGE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ MFG'S PLATE SILVER WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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SANGAMO CO. LTD., Meter, demand watt-hour, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1997.0240, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0240.001/

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