Resistance, variable

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0393.001

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: NON-FERROUS METAL/ SYNTHETIC KNOB & DIAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 11.8 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: VARIABLE RESISTANCES ARE USED IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS CRITICAL TO HAVE MORE PRECISE CONTROL OF RESISTANCE--E.G. IN TRYING TO DETERMINE OR SET VOLTAGE TO GET CIRCUIT WITH TUBE OR TRANSISTOR TO START OPERATING OR TO CONTROL "SHAPE" OF OUTPUT SIGNAL (AS ONE WOULD SEE IT ON OSCILLOSCOPE).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST "ZENITH" IN KNOB, "212 R" & "212 L" ON ENDS
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Resistance, variable, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0393, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0393.001/

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