Multiplier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- LABORATORY
- DATE
- 1917
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0656.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PERFORATED METAL & WOOD CASING/ SYNTHETIC PARTS, bakelite
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.1 cm
- Width
- 9.5 cm
- Height
- 9.3 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
- Weston
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Newark
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A MULTIPLIER IS A PRECISION RESISTOR, PLACED IN SERIES WITH A VOLTMETER TO ENABLE MEASUREMENT OF A HIGH VOLTAGE WITH A VOLTMETER HAVING A LOWER VOLTAGE RANGE (SMITH, E.C. 'GLOSSARY OF COMMUNICATIONS', 1971, P.251) - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READS: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ E & G INSPECTION SERVICES/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. E158'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ PLATED METAL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Multiplier, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1984.0656, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0656.001/
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