General Information

Serial #

360

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST STEEL CASE & END BELLS. STATOR CORE AND ROTOR,LAMINATED STEEL. STEEL SHAFT WITH CAST STEEL ROTOR SPIDERS. BRONZE BEARINGS. STATOR WINDINGS, INSULATED COPPER WIRE. CAST IRON SUB BASE WITH STEEL ROD SLIDERS AND ADJUSTING BOTS. MISC. STEEL HARDWARE & ELECTRICAL WIRING.

Dimensions

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

Length

80.0 cm

Width

63.0 cm

Height

75.0 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

Ampere

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1900-1939

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECDTION 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

USED TO CONVERT AC ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY

Technical

NIL

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATES: ' THE AMPERE ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ LIMITED/ MONTREAL P.Q./ TYPE 7.5/ 2 PHASE A.C. MOTOR NO. 360/ 550 VOLTS. AMPERES PER PHASE 5/ 66 CYCLES SPEED 1250'/ SECOND MFG PLATE SAME AS FIRST EXCEPT '3 PHASE'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE; ROTOR SHOWS CONSIDERABLE RUST ON PULLEY SIDE.

Finish

OUTSIDE PAINTED BLACK. COVERED WITH OIL AND DIRT

Decoration

N/A