Meter, watt-hour

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OBJECT TYPE: HORIZONTAL/POLYPHASE
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0244.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Co. Ltd.
MODEL: S-3
LOCATION: Leaside, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C4577879
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM BASE/ 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: 24.0 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 14.0 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: Sangamo
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Leaside

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW TO DEPT OF TRADE & COMMERCE IN 1964
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS 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 MEASURE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN KILOWATT HOURS
Technical: THIS METER WAS MODIFIED BY A RE-ARRANGEMENT OF THE CURRENT & POTENTIAL FLUX VALUES TO CONFORM WITH "CURRENT RANGE" RATINGS [REF 2]. IT CONSISTS OF 2, LONG RANGE, SINGLEPHASE ELEMENTS MOUNTED SIDE BY SIDE.IT IS BUILT FOR USE ON 3 PHASE, 3 WIRE OR 2 PHASE 3 OR 4 WIRE CIRCUITS WHERE KWH POWERMEASUREMENT IS REQUIRED [REF 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON DIAL PLATES: 'KILOWATT HOURS/ MULTIPLY BY 1/ TYPE S3 WATTHOUR METER/ AMPS 0.12 - 10/ 115 VOLTS 60 2 ELEMENT/ SANGAMO/ COMPANY SANGAMO [LOGO]/ LIMITED/ LEASIDE CANADA/ Kh/DISC 1/6 C4577879'/ MOLDED IN BASE: 'LINE LOAD'/ HANDWRITTEN ON GLASS COVER: 'S276/ A-52F/ SAMPLE'/ DYNOTAPE ON SIDE: 'S 276'
Missing: BOTTOM PLATE [SEE PHOTO IN REF 2]
Finish: CASE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK; UNCOLOURED GLASS COVER; DIAL PLATE WHTIE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Co. Ltd., Meter, watt-hour, 1964, Artifact no. 1997.0244, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0244.001/

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