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OBJECT TYPE: AC/3 PHASE/.50 HP
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2278.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: HS
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 251388
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, STEEL, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERING ON CORDS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 36.0 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: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF MOTOR USED C. 1916+
Canada: THIS MOTOR MADE IN CANADA BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD., OF HAMILTON, ONT.
Function: TO CONVERT ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY.
Technical: WHEN INTRODUCED, TYPE HS MOTORS WERE AN ENTIRELY NEW LINE. FRAMES WERE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STRENGTH &RIGIDITY TO SUPPORT THE PRIMARY CORE & BRACKETS, & MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILLATION. UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRIMARY CORE PROVIDED A LARGE COOLING SURFACE. STATOR WINDINGS WERE THREADED THROUGH THE SLOT OPENINGS INTO THE INSULATED SLOTS, THE COIL ENDS OUTSIDE OF SLOTS WERE SECURELY BRACED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OR VIBRATION. ALL TWO AND THREE ARM BRACKETS WERE MADE OF CAST IRON IN ONE PIECE. THE BEARINGS WERE SOLID AND LINED WITH BABBITT METAL. ROTOR WINDINGS WERE OF THE SQUIRREL CAGE TYPE. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on casing reads "WESTINGHOUSE/ CONSTANT SPEED/ TYPE HS/ INDUCTION/ MOTOR/ 3820 R.P.M. AT FULL LOAD/ 1/2 H.P. 440 VOLTS/ SERIAL 251388/.74 AMPS PER TERMINAL/ % 100 TIME 24 TEMP./ RISE/ 40 [degree] C/ 66 2/3 CYCLES 3 PHASE [Westinghouse logo] LOAD 125 (HOURS) 2 [degree] C 55/ PATENTED 1913, 1916/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED HAMILTON, CANADA". End cap decorated with raised Westinghouse logo. "LEIMAN BROS NEWARK, N.J." cast in raised print on exhaust fitting; plate, to right, stamped "LB.569-C".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: GREEN ENAMEL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Motor, after 1916, Artifact no. 1992.2278, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2278.001/

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