Motor & generator set

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OBJECT TYPE
AC TO DC/INDUCTION/SHUNT
DATE
1919
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1849.001
MANUFACTURER
General Electric Co.
MODEL
1 4
LOCATION
Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
271664
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
CAST IRON COMMON BASE. BOTH MOTOR & GENERATOR HAVE CAST IRON END BELLS, STATOR & FIELD MOUNTING. STEEL CASE & SHAFTS; BRONZE BEARINGS. ROTOR & ARMATURE HAVE LAMINATED STEEL CORES. THE ROTOR HAS CAST IRON SPIDERS. THE GENERATOR ARMATURE, FIELD & MOTOR STATOR ARE INSULATED COPPER WIRE; MOTOR ROTOR COMPOSED OF COPPER BARS. MOTOR & GENERATOR HAVE STEEL SHAFTS, WITH A SOLID STEEL COUPLING. GENERATOR BRUSH MOUNTING SPIDER IS CAST IRON WITH STEEL BRUSH HOLDER SHAFTS. BRUSH HOLDERS ARE BRONZE, WITH STEEL SPRINGS AND CARBON BRUSHES. MISC. HARDWARE; COPPER WIRE CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS, ETC. COPPER COMMUTATOR, WITH MICA INSULATION.

Dimensions

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

Length
163.0 cm
Width
92.0 cm
Height
80.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
1224.7
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Generation
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
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR & GENERATOR SET USED C. 1910- 1930.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE & 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 25HZ ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
Technical
TO REDUCE LENGTH, & USE A SOLID COUPLER RATHER THAN A FLEXIBLE COUPLER, THE GENERATOR IS PROVIDED WITH ONE BEARING, AT THE BRUSH END. THE MOTOR BEARING SUPPORTS THE GENERATOR ARTMATURE AT THE DRIVEN END.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Mfr's plate mounted on casing top reads: " INDUCTION MOTOR/ NO. 271664/ [logo- "P" within circle]/ TYPE 1 4 15A- 750 FORM K/ CYCLES 25 H.P. 15/ AMPERES 38 VOLTS 220/ SPEED NO. LOAD 750 FULL LOAD/ PAT. MAR. 14,'93 SEP. 5,'93 MAR. 20,'94 AUG. 13,'95 MAY 12,'96 AUG. 29,'98 NOV.20,1900 JUNE 25,1901/ APR.1,1902 DEC.2,1902/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y. U.S.A./ NP 4055 ". " 187257 " cast in raised print on casing.
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish
CASE & BASE PAINTED BLACK. HARDWARE AND MISC. INTERNAL PARTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration
N/A

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