Galvanometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BALLISTIC/MOVING COIL/MIRROR/UNIPIVOT
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0391.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- L-298483
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 22.2 cm
- Height
- 31.7 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
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
USED FOR RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IN OTTAWA - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE ELECTRIC CURRENT. IT INDICATES THE EFFECT OF A SUDDEN RUSH OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, SUCH AS THE DISCHARGE CURRENT OF A CAPACITOR. - Technical
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DESIGNED FOR APPLICATIONSWHERE A RELATIVELY LONG PERIODIC TIME IS REQUIRED, COUPLED WITH STABLE ZERO AND HIGH SENSITIVITY/ (SEE ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANCE TO TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ON WORKSHEET IN O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLAQUE READS: 'CAMBRIDGE/ BALLISTIC/ GALVANOMETER/ NO. L-298483/ 15 OHMS/ CAMBRIDGE/ INSTRUMENT CO. LTD./ ENGLAND'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Galvanometer, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1974.0391, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0391.001/
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