Metering system
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0239.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LANDIS & GYR ZUG
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- Trivector
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal; glass and plastic components; metal, glass,plastic & bakelite casings.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.0 cm
- Width
- 42.0 cm
- Height
- 19.0 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
- LANDIS
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
System intended to meter total electrical energy and electrical power being used by two separate 3 phase, 4 wire, primary feeders/System most commonly found in large commercial applications such as two separate office buildings belonging to one institution (V. Genovese). - Technical
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Type sample/these instruments superseded by a metering system in which pulses from the primary meters are put on magnetic tape (V. Genovese). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plates in upper left and right of face bear following info.: '518054A/ZL./SUMMATION METER/Type C A C 3.2 mr/No 33 284 026/Motor 115/V 60 [CYCLES]/Relay 115/V 60 [CYCLES]/LANDIS & GYR ZUG (SWITZERLAND)'/'TRIVECTOR/ZT 304' on plate in centre front./ Second plate, below, bears following info.: '-Meter -Zahler - Compteur/Type CAC 3.2 mr/VAm/CAC 3.2/No. 33 284 026/115 V/ 60 c/s /Hz/LG LANDIS & GYR/4312/1056 0'./ Third plate, below: 'SOLE AGENTS IN CANADA, LANDIS & GYR INC.,/725 DECARIE BOULEVARD, MONTREAL 9, QUEBEC/316/2029'/ Plate below each of two meters in upper half of casing bears following info.: ‘X1, X2, ....... Incoming values per impulse./ C=Multiplier for primary values/ 310/ 2082'. Plate below meter in lower left bears following info.: ‘4310/ Output value/ per impulse/ 8.0 Wh x c/ C=1000/ 20830'. Dymo label below meter in lower right bears following info.: ‘OUTPUT-8VARH/ C/ IMPULSE'. Each of the five meters inside the casing bears operational markings. Small rectangular plate screwed to upper left side bears following info.: ‘33284026'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- All casings black; clear plastic windows.
- Decoration
- N/A
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LANDIS & GYR ZUG, Metering system, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0239.001/
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