Regulator, voltage

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OBJECT TYPE: INDUCTION/1.2KVA/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2155.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: AIRS
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: B-465895
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: 31.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 60.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Regulation & transformation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1950'S TO 1970'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO CONTROL VOLTAGE ON CIRCUITS OF 240 VOLTS. THIS REGULATOR WAS USED TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT VOLTAGE IN THE OPERATION OF AN X-RAY MACHINE.
Technical: THESE DRY-TYPE INDUCTION REGULATORS WIDEN THE FIELD OF APPLICATION IN WHICH UNIFORM VOLTAGE CONTROL CAN BE OBTAINED ECONOMICALLY WITH SMALL REGULATORS (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ INDUCTION VOLTAGE REGULATOR/ NO. B-465895 TYPE AIRS FORM MCYCLES 60 INDOOR SERVICE/ 1.2 KVA CONTINUOUS DUTY 55 C RISE SINGLE PHASE/ PRIMARY VOLTS 240 240/ LOAD AMPERES 100 50/ % RAISE 5 10/ % LOWER 5 10/ CONNECT 5-6 7-8 6-7/ CONNECTION DIAGRAM/ P-9814566/ [DIAGRAM]/ CAUTION BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING READ INST. 6F1-30364/ APPROX. TOTAL WEIGHT/ 135 POUNDS/ NP 123217 SCHENECTADY, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON MOTOR: 'GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ A-C MOTOR/ MODEL 5KCP25AC7/ HP 1/40 V 120 A I.2/ CY 60 PH 1 REM 1000/ TEMP RATING 55 C 15 MIN NO 7/ GEJ-7012/ SCHENECTADY N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED MATTE CREAM (NOT ORIGINAL COLOUR)
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Regulator, voltage, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1987.2155, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2155.001/

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