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- OBJECT TYPE
- AC/INDUCTION/1/10 HP
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2147.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Century Electric Co.
- MODEL
- INVINCIBLE
- LOCATION
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 10726-S
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY 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
- 21.0 cm
- Width
- 16.0 cm
- Height
- 18.0 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
- Century
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Missouri
- City
- St. Louis
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MOTOR PRESUMABLY USED C. 1900+
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED IN CANADA, GENERALLY, FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES. - Function
-
TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY. - Technical
-
THE FIRSTINDUCTION MOTORS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY FROM 1888 TO 1892. THE SINGLE-PHASE TYPE HAS NO INHERENT STARTING TORQUE. VARIOUS WAYS WERE DEVISED TO BRING IT UP TO SPEED. THEY ARE BASED ON 'SPLITTING THE PHASE". THIS CONSISTS OF TEMPORARILY PRODUCING A SUBSTITUTE FOR A 2-PHASE CURRENT SO AS TO OBTAIN A MAKESHIFT OR BASTARD ROTATING FIELD IN STARTING BY DOCTORING THE SINGLE PHASE. WHEN THE MOTOR HAS COME TO SPEED, THE MAKESHIFT SECOND PHASE IS CUT OUT AND THE MOTOR THEN RUNS ON THE SINGLE PHASE. THERE ARE SEVERAL METHODS OF SPLITTING THE PHASE, INCLUDING USING A STARTING WINDING, OR SHADING COILS. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate on motor housing reads " "Invincible"/ SPLIT PHASE MOTOR/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CENTURY ELECTRIC CO./ ST. LOUIS, U.S.A./ FRAME S-4 H.P. 1/10 CYCLES 25/ VOLTS 110 AMPERES 2.5 SPEED 1460/ NO. 10726-S/ PATENTED JAN. 30, 1900/ PATENT PENDING". Green dymo tape label on motor housing reads "MF4-8". "CENTURY" cast in raised print on one side of motor casing, above shaft.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- DARK GREY ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Century Electric Co., Motor, after 1900, Artifact no. 1992.2147, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2147.001/
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