Meter, demand

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OBJECT TYPE: 3 PHASE/INDICATING/MAXIMUM
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0261.001

MANUFACTURER: Sangamo Co. Ltd.
MODEL: VA4X
LOCATION: Leaside, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: C6352522
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM CASE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL TOP PLATE AND SCALE

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: 14.0 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: Sangamo
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Leaside

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY THE 1960S
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM ELECTRICAL LOAD ON A CIRCUIT AVERAGED OVER A PERIOD OF 32 MINUTES.
Technical: IN ORDER TO FAIRLY CHARGE CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY THE MAXIMUM DEMAND USED BY A CONSUMER IS FACTORED INTO THEIR CHARGES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON TOP PLATE: 'MAXIMUM DEMAND METER/ TYPE VA4X/ VOLT 115/ NOM. AMPS 5/MAX. AMPS 7.5/ CYCLES 60/ SINGLE PHASE TEST/ MULTIPLY BY.75/ SANGAMO/ COMPANY SANGAMO [LOGO] LIMITED/ LEASIDE CANADA/ C 6352522/ 3 PHASE 3 WIRE/ 2 ELEMENT/ KVA F.S. 1.5/ TEST PERIOD/ IN MINUTES 32/ MULTIPLY/ READING BY 1/ X C.T. X P.T./ RATIOS/ 219391'/ ON DIAL PLATE: '218369 VOLTAMPERES/ 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1500'/ MOLDED IN BOTTOM: 'LINE'/ METER SEAL READS: 'G [CROWN] R/ CANADA/ 10 19 64/ STANDARDS/ DIVISION/ TRADE & COMMERCE'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BASE PAINTED GLOSS SILVER/ UNCOLOURED GLASS/ WHITE PLATE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Sangamo Co. Ltd., Meter, demand, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0261, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0261.001/

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