General Information

Serial #

437228

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL, IRON, COPPER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. SOME MINOR WOODEN FITTINGS. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES. CARBON (?) BRUSHES.

Dimensions

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

Length

280.0 cm

Width

150.0 cm

Height

194.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

9979.0

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 PRESUMABLY USED IN EARLY 20TH C.+

Canada

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR & GENERATOR SET PROBABLY USED IN CANADA.

Function

TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY, AND CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DC ELECTRICAL POWER.

Technical

THIS MOTOR-GENERATOR SET USED AT ADAMS POWER HOUSE AT NIAGARA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Identical plates on either side of motor read "WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, PA., U.S.A./ Induction Motor/ Type C/ Constant Speed/ 200 H.P. 2200 Volts 25 Cycles 2 Phase/ 41/6 Amps. per terminal 185 R.P.M. at full load/ Frame Serial No. 437228/ PATENTED DEC.3, 89 DEC.25, '93 NOV.26, 95 APR.6, 97 MAY11, 97/ SEPT.14, 97 DEC.17, 97 MAR.6, 00 OCT.30, 00 AUG.20, 01/ DEC.13, 01 JAN.23, 02 SEPT.29, 06 MAR.1, 04 JULY 19, 04/ 233".

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

FINISH OBSCURED BY DIRT & GRIME: PROBABLY BLACK ENAMEL. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A