Motor & generator set

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OBJECT TYPE: DC/ENCLOSED/2 HP
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2185.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTRIC SPECIALTY CO.
MODEL: FC52
LOCATION: Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 95200
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. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON EXPOSED WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 72.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 34.0 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: ESCO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Stamford

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR & GENERATOR SET USED IN 1940S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY, AND CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL INTO DC ELECTRICAL POWER.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on casing (generator end) reads: "ELECTRIC SPECIALTY CO./ STAMFORD CONN., U.S.A./ D.C. GENERATOR SERIAL NO. 95200/ TYPE EC52 VOLTS 33 P.F. [blank]/ PHASE [blank] CYC.[blank] H.P. [blank] AMPS. 30.3/ R.P.M. 1750 WIND'G. SHUNT DUTY CONT. CONT. NO. [blank]/ ACCEPTED/ BY/ S.J.S. [US Navy symbol] DATE 1943". Second plate reads "LUBRICATE BEARINGS EVERY SIX MONTHS/ WITH NAVY SPEC. 14 LB GRADE A GREASE./ REMOVE DRAIN PLUGS BEFORE/ GREASING. SPIN SHAFT DURING/ AND AFTER GREASING AND BEFORE RE-/ PLACING DRAIN AND FILLING PLUGS"./ Green dymo tape labels applied to casing (generator end) reads "755"./ "E" handwritten in black marker on casing top./ Plate fixed to casing (motor end) reads "ELECTRIC SPECIALTY CO./ STAMFORD, CONN., U.S.A./ D.C. MOTOR SERIAL NO. 95200/ TYPE FC52 VOLTS 115 P.F. [blank]/ PHASE [blank] CYC. [blank] H..P. 2 AMPS. 13.4/ R.P.M. 1750 WIND'G COMP. DUTY CONT./ CONT. NO. [blank]/ ACCEPTED BY/ S.J.S. [US Navy symbol]/ DATE 1943"./ "[RIGHT ARROW] ROTATION" recorded on plate fixed to motor end of casing./ "2560" & "2561" cast on each side of both casing endcaps./ "71" handwritten in black marker on white label applied to casing.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: GREEN ENAMEL FINISH ON EXTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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ELECTRIC SPECIALTY CO., Motor & generator set, circa 1943, Artifact no. 1992.2185, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2185.001/

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