Motor & generator set
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/SINGLE PHASE/.50 HP
- DATE
- 1919
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2067.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- CA
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3286452
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER AND OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 60.0 cm
- Width
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Generation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Westinghouse
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR GENERATOR SET PROBABLY USED C. 1920S+
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR GENERATOR SET AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA. - Function
-
TO CONVERT AC ELECTRICAL POWER INTO DC MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
MOTOR ISSPLIT-PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR. GENERATOR IS SIMILAR IN CONSTRUCTION TO WESTINGHOUSE'S CD MOTOR, EXCEPT THAT THE WINDINGS ARE PROPORTIONED DIFFERENTLY. BOTH ARE SIMPLE & RUGGED, SMALL & LIGHT-WEIGHT, AND BOTH REQUIRE LITTLE/NO MAINTENANCE. (REFS. 2 & 3) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate fixed to motor casing reads "WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ R/ PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A./ ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR/ TYPE CA/ SINGLE PHASE FRAME NO. 625/ 1/2 H.P. CONT. HOURS 40 [degree SYMBOL]C 60 CYCLES/ 110 VOLTS 6.4 AMPS. 3450 R.P.M./ 198544 A/ SERIAL/ 3286452/ W/ WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC/ PATENTED 1-2-12 12-10-12 7-29-13/ 10-27-14 4-13-15 8-17-15 10-12-15/ 2311 (8-7-17)". "W/ WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC" printed on endcap.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERNAL SURFACES
- Decoration
- N/A
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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Motor & generator set, circa 1919, Artifact no. 1992.2067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2067.001/
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