Megger

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OBJECT TYPE: 500 V/100 MEGAOHMS
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0230.001

MANUFACTURER: Evershed & Vignoles
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 171140
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE/ LEATHER HANDLE/ GLASS METER COVER/ METAL GENERATOR HANDLE WITH WOODEN KNOB/ METAL HARDWARE & WORKING PARTS/ METAL METER COVER PLATE & DIAL PLATE/ PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 17.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Evershed Vignoles
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED FOR MEASURING INSULATION RESISTANCE VALUES (ON CABLES) AND OTHER HIGH RESISTANCES. ALSO USED FOR CONTINUITY, GROUND AND SHORT-CIRCUIT TESTING IN GENERAL ELECTRICAL POWER WORK.
Technical: HAS A BUILT-IN, HAND-DRIVEN GENERATOR AS A DIRECT VOLTAGE SOURCE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: '"MEGGER"/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ Number 171140/ Volts 500/ Megohms 100/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ METER COVER PLATE: 'EVERSHED'S TESTING SET/ MEGGER/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK'/ INSIDE PLATE: 'Evershed's Patent Low-Range/ CONSTANT PRESSURE TESTING SET./ REGISTERED MEGGER TRADE MARK./ INSTRUCTIONS./ GENERAL.../ TO TEST INSULATION.../ PRECAUTION.../ EVERSHED & VIGNOLES, Limited,/ ACTON LANE WORKS, CHISWICK, LONDON, W.4.'/ ON METER: 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ No 171140/ REGd. TRADE MARK "MEGGER"/ [METER RANGE FROM 'ZERO' TO 'INFINITY']/ ON SIDE OVER TERMINALS: 'LINE' 'EARTH'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOODEN CASE STAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACKGENERATOR HANDLE, METER COVER PLATE & MFG'S PLATE/ BROWN LEATHER HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Evershed & Vignoles, Megger, after 1907, Artifact no. 1993.0230, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0230.001/

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