General Information

Serial #

10243

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING TOP & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, PARTS, CORD & WIRE COVERINGS/ GLASS TUBES/ WOOD CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE, LEATHER HANDLE/ RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

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

Length

30.4 cm

Width

26.5 cm

Height

17.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Electricity

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cornell Dubilier

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

South Plainfield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOSTRAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.

Function

INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES CAPACITORS, DETECTING DEFECTIVE CAPACITORS SUCH AS OPEN & SHORT-CIRCUITED, INTERMITTENT OPERATION, HIGH & LOW CAPACITY, HIGH LEAKAGE & POWER FACTOR OF ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS, & PAPER OR MICA CAPACITORS WITH LOW INSULATION RESISTANCE. ALSO USED TO MEASURE CAPACITY BETWEEN WIRE & CABLES, SHIELDED WIRE, CIRCUIT CONTINUITY, & INSULATION RESISTANCE BETWEEN COIL WINDINGS, INSULATION ETC.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING ON CASING READS "CORNELL DUBILIER/ CAPACITOR ANALYSER", " REG. U.S. TRADE MARK", "MICROFARADS/ MODEL BF-50 SERIAL 10243/ VOLTS 115 CYCLES 50-60 WATTS 25", "CORNELL-DUBILIER ELECTRIC CORP.", "SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. U.S.A."/ BLACK LETTERING ON INSTRUCTION CARD READS IN PART "INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING/ CORNELL DUBILIER/ CAPACITOR ANALYZER/ MODEL BF" & "CORNELL-DUBILIER ELECTRIC CORP. SO. PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 01/30/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

BLACK PAINTED CASING TOP/ BLACK, RED, WHITE, BROWN, & YELLOW SYNTHETIC/ CLEAR COATING ON BROWN WOOD/ RED, WHITE, & BLACK & RED SCALES/ BLACK FEET

Decoration

RED & WHITE MFR.'S LOGO READING "CORNELL-DUBILIER/ C-D/ CAPACITORS" ON CASING TOP, SAME LOGO IN BLACK & WHITE ON INSTRUCTION CARD