Motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/INDUCTION/POLYPHASE/5HP
- DATE
- 1947–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1844.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 8F1762 K
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 591879
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON END BELLS; ROLLED STEEL STARTER FRAME; BALL BEARINGS ON STEEL SHAFT. LAMINATED STEEL STARTER CORE. ROTOR( WHICH INCLUDES FAN BLADES, BARS, ETC. ) IS CAST AS A SINGLE UNIT, PROBABLY ALUMINUM. STARTER WINDINGS ARE INSULATED COPPER MAGNET WIRE. MISC. STEEL HARDWARE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 157.0 cm
- Width
- 43.0 cm
- Height
- 54.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Conversion
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1947-1950.
- Canada
-
PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED &DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992. - Function
-
TO CONVERT ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A POLYPHASE INDUCTION MOTOR OF SQUIRREL-CAGE DESIGN, MANUFACTURED IN CANADA IN THE LATE 1940S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON CASING TOP READS: " GENERAL [ LOGO] ELECTRIC/ INDUCTION MOTOR/ MODEL 8F1762 TYPE K FRAME 284/ HP 5 40 C RISE/ SPEED 1150/ AMPS 5.6/ VOLTS 550 CYCLES 60 PHASE 3/ 22 VOLT MOTORS ARE USEABLE/ ON 208 V. NETWORK SYSTEMS/ NO. 591879/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS FIVE/ SERIAL AND MODEL NO./ SERVICE FACTOR 1.15/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO ". " 591879 " STAMPED INTO MOTOR CASING BELOW MFR'S PLATE. / * MARKINGS CONT'D IN COMMENTS
- Missing
- MOTOR APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE.
- Finish
- CASING FINISHED IN MEDIUM-GREY ENAMEL.
- Decoration
- N/A
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