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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0287.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & PLASTIC COMPONENT PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ACCORDING TO MR. WEBB THIS EXAMPLE IS 'ALMOST CERTAINLY THE ONLY ONE IN CANADA'. FEW WERE PRODUCED, BUT NRC'S INVOLVEMENT IN THERMOELECTRIC RESEARCH ENABLED THEM TO ACQUIRE THIS UNIT. (WEBB, PP. 1-2)
Function: `IT REPRESENTS THE US (CIA) RESPONSE TO THE FAMOUS RUSSIAN OIL LAMP THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR WIDELY USED IN ASIA (RUSSIA & CHINA) TO POWER HOME RADIOS.' (WEBB NOTES, p.1)
Technical: ONLY VERY FEW AZTEC LAMPS WERE ACTUALLY MFD. RUSSIAN DESIGN WAS MORE PRACTICAL IN TERMS OF LIGHT PRODUCED, & THE ARTIFICIAL PRICE OF 25.00 MADE RUSSIAN TEGS MORE ATTRACTIVE. TECHNICALLY, THE AC/DC CONVERTER CIRCUIT (AT ONETIME COMMERCIALLY CONFIDENTIAL) `IS REMARKABLE IN HAVING ONLY 1 TRANSISTOR & NO DIODES'. (WEBB NOTES, P.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SHUNT: PAPER TAG REMOVED FROM SHUNT & STORED IN SUPP. INFO. FILE/ TAG BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: ‘Shunt for use with/ Weston 200 ua. Meter/ 3M Oil Lamp Generator'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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