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OBJECT TYPE
DC/SPEED 750/KW 175/250V/700 AMP
DATE
1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0232.001
MANUFACTURER
Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL
MPC6
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
291950
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Metal casings and parts/synthetic cables and parts.

Dimensions

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

Length
213.0 cm
Width
137.0 cm
Height
132.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Generation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
General Electric
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Toronto

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
CA 1940? - 1987
Canada
Part of apparatus used with human centrifuge, which was used by Canadian scientists in the development of the F.F.S. (Franks Flying Suit) the first anti-G-suit to be used in actual air operation anywhere in the world.
Function
Part of secondary power source for human centrifuge.
Technical
The centrifuge was the first machine of its kind on the Allied side in WWII. With its aid, anti-gravity suits to protect pilots from high gravity forces during rapid acceleration and alleviate the major problem of pilot blackout were developed.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Plate reading "GENERAL ELECTRIC/DIRECT CURRENT GENERATOR/NO. 291950, ENG NOTICE 55262/TYPE MPC6, KW 175, SPEED 750/VOLTS FULL LOAD 250/AMP. 700/SHUNT WOUND, SEP EXC" and "PATENTED 1929, INSTR. BOOK GEH 709G/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/TORONTO, CANADA".
Missing
N/A
Finish
Casing painted dark grey or black/brown painted parts/black synthetic/grey casing part.
Decoration
Metal plate with embossed "GE" logo mounted on casing/"2129" painted in white on casing/brass plated withincised "203" on casing.

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