Galvanometer

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OBJECT TYPE: BALLISTIC/MIRROR/MOVING COIL/UNIPIVOT/300 OHMS RESISTANCE
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0392.001

MANUFACTURER: Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: L-317702
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, 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: DESIGNED FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE A RELATIVELY LONG PERIODIC TIME IS REQUIRED, COUPLED WITH STABLE ZEROAND HIGH SENSITIVITY./ (ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANCE TO TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ON WORKSHEET ON O:DRIVE SUPP. INFO.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON CASE: 'CAMBRIDGE/ BALLISTIC/ GALVANOMETER/ NO. L-317702/ 300 OHMS/ CAMBRIDGE/ INSTRUMENT CO. LTD./ ENGLAND'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Galvanometer, after 1924, Artifact no. 1974.0392, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0392.001/

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