General Information

Serial #

591879

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON END BELLS; ROLLED STEEL STARTER FRAME; BALL BEARINGS ON STEEL SHAFT. LAMINATED STEEL STARTER CORE. ROTOR( WHICH INCLUDES FAN BLADES, BARS, ETC. ) IS CAST AS A SINGLE UNIT, PROBABLY ALUMINUM. STARTER WINDINGS ARE INSULATED COPPER MAGNET WIRE. MISC. STEEL HARDWARE.

Dimensions

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

Length

157.0 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

54.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Conversion

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1947-1950.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED &DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONVERT ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A POLYPHASE INDUCTION MOTOR OF SQUIRREL-CAGE DESIGN, MANUFACTURED IN CANADA IN THE LATE 1940S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON CASING TOP READS: " GENERAL [ LOGO] ELECTRIC/ INDUCTION MOTOR/ MODEL 8F1762 TYPE K FRAME 284/ HP 5 40 C RISE/ SPEED 1150/ AMPS 5.6/ VOLTS 550 CYCLES 60 PHASE 3/ 22 VOLT MOTORS ARE USEABLE/ ON 208 V. NETWORK SYSTEMS/ NO. 591879/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS FIVE/ SERIAL AND MODEL NO./ SERVICE FACTOR 1.15/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO ". " 591879 " STAMPED INTO MOTOR CASING BELOW MFR'S PLATE. / * MARKINGS CONT'D IN COMMENTS

Missing

MOTOR APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE.

Finish

CASING FINISHED IN MEDIUM-GREY ENAMEL.

Decoration

N/A