Ammeter

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1988.0355.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE
AC/CLAMP/FIELD DRIVEN
DATE
1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1988.0355.001
MANUFACTURER
Weston Electrical Instrument Corp.
MODEL
633
LOCATION
Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
2086
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC CASE/ METAL MAGNET & WORKING PARTS/ 'RUBBER' MAGNETCOVERING/ GLASS FACE COVER/ SYNTHETIC & METAL CABLES

Dimensions

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

Length
35.0 cm
Width
10.0 cm
Height
6.5 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
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Unknown
Canada
USED REGULARLY IN CANADA
Function
TO MEASURE AC CURRENT OUTPUT
Technical
TYPE SAMPLE OF AMMETER DESIGNED TO ALLOW CURRENT MEASUREMENT IN A CIRCUIT WITHOUT HAVING TO BREAK OR OPEN THE CIRCUIT./ THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CLAMP AMMETER IS CLEAR. IT ENABLES THE UNOBSTRUSIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE INTENSITY OF A CIRCUIT. THIS IS USUALLY DIFFICULT AS AMMETERS MUST BE CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE CIRCUIT.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP. NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A./ MODEL 633 NO. 2086/ TYPE A1/ PAT. 1,640,335 1,746,935/ AMPERES A.C./ 100 200 300 400/ 0 50 100 150 200 250/ 0 20 40 60 80 100'/ EMBOSSED ON HANDLE TOP: '10 25 50 100 250 500'
Missing
N/A
Finish
BLACK CASE/ WHITE DIAL FACE WITH RED & BLACK PRINTING/ RED MAGNET COVERING/ BLACK CABLES WITH RED & BLACK ENDS
Decoration
N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Ammeter, after 1941, Artifact no. 1988.0355, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0355.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.

More Like This


...
Ammeter

1997.0127.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1984.1043.001

Object

...
Wattmeter

1997.0126.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1997.0065.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1969.0160.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1981.0340.001

Object

...
Analyser, ele…

1983.0188.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1977.0024.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1997.0111.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1998.0138.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1984.0651.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1968.0580.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1978.0158.001

Object

...
Test set, rad…

1970.0479.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1968.0858.001

Object

...
Shunt

1976.0555.001

Object

...
Meter, volt-a…

1988.0317.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1984.0650.001

Object

...
Test set, tel…

1969.0326.001

Object

...
Multimeter

1987.0860.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1984.1034.001

Object

...
Oscillator

1991.0039.001

Object

...
Analyser, ele…

1984.1078.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1985.0690.001

Object

...
Meter

2002.0885.001

Object

...
Wattmeter

1987.0417.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1984.1029.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1988.0390.001

Object

...
Meter, exposu…

1994.0467.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1995.0387.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1974.0511.001

Object

...
Meter, exposu…

1989.0221.001

Object

...
Speedometer

1983.0478.001

Object

...
Meter, exposu…

1994.0468.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1988.0358.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1984.1031.001

Object

...
Test set, rad…

1969.0754.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1982.0418.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1969.1438.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1994.0231.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1968.0728.001

Object

...
Transformer

1985.0761.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1995.0388.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1969.0157.001

Object

...
Wattmeter

1995.0404.001

Object

...
Test set, vac…

1980.0399.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1969.0701.001

Object

...
Shunt

1984.0647.001

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0647.002

Object

...
Shunt

1984.0647.003

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0647.004

Object

...
Voltmeter

1997.0064.001

Object

...
Wattmeter

1997.0114.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1978.0384.001

Object

...
Test set, pow…

1976.0569.001

Object

...
Potentiometer

1997.0201.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1980.0362.001

Object

...
Meter, volt-a…

1997.0069.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1984.1036.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1997.0066.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1997.0090.001

Object

...
Amplifier, re…

1987.1113.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1984.1042.001

Object

...
Meter, volt-a…

1984.0492.001

Object

...
Meter, foot c…

2001.0023.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1969.0161.001

Object

...
Coupler, ante…

1995.1751.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1988.0389.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1969.0325.002

Object

...
Meter, ampere

1997.1040.001

Object

...
Meter, volt-a…

1975.0455.001

Object

...
Wattmeter

1984.0641.001

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0646.002

Object

...
Shunt

1984.0646.003

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0646.004

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0646.005

Object

...
Shunt

1984.0646.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1976.0570.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1975.0532.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1976.0571.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1969.0325.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1984.1030.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1973.0480.001

Object

...
Shunt

1984.0644.001

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0644.002

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0644.005

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0644.006

Object

No image available.
Shunt

1984.0644.003

Object

...
Shunt

1984.0644.004

Object

...
Multiplier

1984.0653.001

Object

...
Test cabinet

1987.1096.001

Object

...
Meter, volt-a…

1984.0669.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1969.0159.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1977.0030.001

Object

...
Wavemeter

1986.0719.001

Object

...
Ammeter

1997.0118.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1969.0154.001

Object

...
Voltmeter

1997.0236.001

Object

...
Monitor, freq…

1986.0540.001

Object

...
Wattmeter

1997.0068.001

Object