Motor

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OBJECT TYPE: AC/ENCLOSED/3 HP
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2274.001

MANUFACTURER: Robbins & Myers Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: K
LOCATION: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: A44029
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. MOUNTED ON WOOD BOARD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 46.0 cm
Height: 46.0 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: Robbins Myers
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Brantford

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR WAS USED C. 1914-1940. (REF. 1)
Canada: EXAMPLE OF MOTOR MADE IN CANADA BY THE ROBBINS & MYERS CO. OF CANADA LTD., BRANTFORD, ONT.. CONVERTED TO 60 CYCLE USE BY WINDELER ELECTRIC CO. LTD., TORONTO, ONT.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: THE FRAME OF THIS MOTOR CONSISTS OF A CAST-IRON SKELETON TYPE SHELL WHICH SUPPORTS THE STATOR. THIS EXPOSES THE STATOR CORE TO THE AIR AND GIVES GOOD VENTILATION. EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE BEARINGS AND OILRESERVOIRS ARE PROVIDED. THE BEARINGS ARE GROOVED TO DISTRIBUTE THE LUBRICANT AND ARE DUSTPROOF. THE STATOR IS BUILT OF SOFT STEEL. THE ROTOR IS OF THE SQUIRREL CAGE TYPE. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on top of motor reads "ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR/ PHASE 3 VOLTS 550 CYC. 25/ SPEED 710 AMPS. PER PHASE 3.9/ FRAME 203 H.P. 3/ TYPE K NO. A44029/ THE ROBBINS & MYERS CO. OF CANADA LTD./ BRANTFORD, ONTARIO CANADA". Second plate, below, reads "CONVERTED BY/ WINDELER ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ TORONTO ONTARIO/ H.P. 3 VOLTS 550 AMPS. 4/ PHASE 3 CYC. 60 R.P.M. 850/ J17880 MFR. [blank] SER. [blank]".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: DARK GREY ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Robbins & Myers Co. of Canada Ltd., Motor, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1992.2274, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2274.001/

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