Meter, impedance

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OBJECT TYPE: RX/0.5 MC - 250MC
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0538.001

MANUFACTURER: Boonton Radio Corp.
MODEL: 250 A
LOCATION: Boonton, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 200 0
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; LEATHER STRAP; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; GLASS METER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 51.0 cm
Width: 33.0 cm
Height: 27.0 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: Boonton
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Boonton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY THE 1960S AND 1970S
Canada: EQUIPMENT FROM THIS COMPANY ENTERED CANADA VIA HEWLETT-PACKARD. LATER HP TOOK OVER THIS SUBSIDIARY.
Function: USED TO PERMIT ACCURATE INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION OF THE EQUIVALENT PARALLEL RESISTANCE AND PARALLEL REACTANCE OF TWO-TERMINAL NETWORKS AND COMPONENTS. [REF 1]
Technical: APPLICATION OF BRIDGE CIRCUITS (SUCH AS A WHEATSTONE BRIDGE) TO DETERMINE UNKNOWN VALUES IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THIS APPARATUS LARGELY USED FOR RADIO AND TV INDUSTRIES & IN DESIGN & TESTING OF NEW CIRCUITS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT: 'RX METER/ TYPE 250-A/ 0.5 MC - 250 MC/ BOONTON RADIO CORPORATION/ BOONTON, N.J. U.S.A.'/ [DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS AND NUMBERS ON DIALS]/ METER ON FRONT: 'NULL INDICATOR/ BOOTON RADIO CORPORATION/ [0 TO 50 ON DIAL]'/ PLATES ON BACK: 'MANUFACTURED UNDER/ BOONTON RADIO CORPORATION/ PATENTS, NUMBERS,/ 2,137,787, 2,325,993,/ 2,337,533, 2,337,759,/ 2,862,178 AND 2,887,651/ OTHERS PENDING.''SER 200 0'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: GREYTEXTURED FINISH WITH BLACK KNOBS AND WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: TWO THIN WHITE LINES AROUND EDGE OF FRONT PANEL

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Boonton Radio Corp., Meter, impedance, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1996.0538, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0538.001/

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