Tester, dead weight

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OBJECT TYPE: PRIMARY PRESSURE STANDARD
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0177.001

MANUFACTURER: DYNAMETRICS CORP.
MODEL: PPS 500
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 53
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BOXES/ ONE BOX HAS SYNTHETIC DRAWER LINERS/ METAL BASE/ GLASS DOME/.3 TO.53 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 26.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Pneumatics & air pressure
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DYNAMETRICS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS INSTRUMENT WAS USED BY THE GAS LABORATORY FROM 1967 TO THE EARLY 1980S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE GAS LABORATORY OF THE STANDARDS DIVISION IN OTTAWA
Function: USED FOR PRECISE CALIBRATION OF SECONDARY PRESSURE STANDARDS OR PRESSURE GAUGES UP TO 500 PSIG. [REF 1]
Technical: THE BASE AND GLASS DOME IS USED TO MOUNT THE VARIOUS PISTON/PLATTER COMBINATIONS WHILE NOT BEING DISTURBED BY AIR CURRENTS. PROBABLY STOPPED BEING USED BECAUSEHIGHER PRESSURES WERE REQUIRED OR AVAILABLE ON OTHER TESTERS, AND THIS SYSTEM WAS PRONE TO LEAKS. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATES ON BOXES: 'PRIMARY PRESSURE STANDARD/ WEIGHTS AND PISTONS/ DYNAMETRICS CORPORATION' 'PRIMARY PRESSURE STANDARD/ DYNAMETRICS CORPORATION'/ DYNOTAPE: 'L493' [2 TIMES]/ 'PISTON PC2' 'PISTON PC1' 'WT PAN WS 1' 'CYLINDER PC2' 'CYLINDER PC1' 'WT PAN SUP WS 2' 'WT PAN SUP WS 1' 'BLANK OFF PLATE' 'WT PAN WS 2' 'WTS 1/10 PS1' 'WTS 0.5/5 PSI' 'WTS 0.1/1 PSI' '4/40 PSI WT' 'GL493' [ON BASE] 'VENT' 'NOT IN SYSTEM''INLET'/.2 'PYREX/ T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: BLANK OFF PLATE From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - missing "blank off plate" from top tier, case for parts 3-53
Finish: WOODEN BOXES STAINED AND VARNISHED/ GREY SYNTHETIC LINERS/ BASE GREY PAINT/ BROWN HANDLES
Decoration: N/A

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DYNAMETRICS CORP., Tester, dead weight, circa 1967, Artifact no. 1997.0177, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0177.001/

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