Resistance

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OBJECT TYPE: DECADE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0392.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM CASING & DIAL/ SYNTHETIC KNOB

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 7.6 cm
Height: 10.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Electricity
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED IN LABORATORY IN SITUATIONS IN WHICH VALUE OF RESISTANCE IN CIRCUIT IS CHANGED IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE. IT IS ALSO USED TO SEE WHAT OPTIMUM VALUE OF RESISTANCE SHOULD BE, WHICH IS THEN REPLACED WITH FIXED RESISTANCE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: METALLIC LETTERING FROM O TO 10 ON DIAL PLATE/ RED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "510-E/ THOUSANDS/.05%"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: METALLIC CASING/ FLAT BLACK PAINTED DIAL/ BLACK KNOB
Decoration: METALLIC EDGING ON DIAL PLATE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Resistance, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0392, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0392.001/

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