Test set, capacitance

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0047.001

MANUFACTURER: Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp
MODEL: BN
LOCATION: South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 64
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ GLASS BULB

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cornell Dubilier
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: South Plainfield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S & 1960'S
Canada: AVAILABLE & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO MEASURE THE VALUE OF CAPACITORS & CHECK FOR OPENS & SHORTS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF VERY SIMPLE CAPACITOR CHECKER USING TUNING EYE TUBE AS METER FOR A 'QUICK-CHECK' OF CAPACITOR VALUES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TOP PANEL: 'MODEL/ BN' 'CAPACITOR BRIDGE' 'SERIAL/ 64' '110 VOLTS 60 CYCLES/ CORNELL-DUBILIER ELECT. CORP./ SO. PLAINFIELD, N.J., U.S.A.' 'PAT- 1,757,659/ ENTED 1,823,492'/ [MIDDLE CALIBRATED INTO 'MICROFARADS']
Missing: TEST LEADS
Finish: BROWN PAINTED CASE/ BROWN PAINTED TOP PANEL WITH SILVER TRIM & PRINTING
Decoration: TRIM AROUND EDGE OF TOP PANEL/ LOGO DECAL ON BOTTOM PART OF PANEL

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Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp, Test set, capacitance, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1992.0047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0047.001/

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