Megger
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1930–1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0527.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Evershed & Vignoles Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 16
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2 WOOD CASINGS WITH METAL PARTS, LEATHER STRAPS & HANDLES/.1 GLASS METER WINDOWS/.1 PT - METAL & SYNTHETIC/.3 WOOD WITH METAL HEAD & PARTS/.4-.7 WOOD REELS WITH METAL & SYNTHETIC WIRING/.8-.12 METAL/.13 METAL WIRE WITH SYNTHETIC COVERING/.1-.2,.4 CANVAS & LEATHER CASES WITH METAL HARDWARE, FELT-LIKE LINING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral exploration
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Evershed Vignoles
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1930S-1959S
- Canada
-
BRITISH MADE GEOPHYSICS INSTRUMENT ACQUIRED BY PROF. M.K. SEGUIN OF GEOLOGY DEPT. OF UNIVERSITY OF LAVAL, QUEBEC FOR ITS HISTORICAL INTEREST. - Function
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INSTRUMENT USED FOR MEASURING GROUND RESISTANCE IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION, SPECIFICALLY THE NEAR-SURFACE RESISTIVITY OF THE EARTH. - Technical
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MEGGERS WERE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR TESTING CABLE INSULATION IN POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THEINSTRUMENT COULD BE MODIFIED TO MEASURE GROUND RESISTANCE IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATIONS. THIS NON-ELECTRONIC UNIT CONSISTS OF A MANUALLY CRANKED GENERATOR COUPLED WITH A PASSIVE VOLTAMETER. IT WAS USED IN CANADIAN APPLICATIONS DURING 1930 TO 1950S. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PLATE READING "MEGGER"/ REGISTERED TRADE NAME/ EARTH/ RESISTANCE TESTER/ PATENT NO. 249615/ No. 442418 100 ohms/ MADE IN ENGLAND"; BLACK LETTERING ON METER FACE READS "OHMS/ REG. TRADE MARK "MEGGER"/ No 443418/ MADE IN ENGLAND"/.2 PLATE READING "GENERATOR UNIT No 443404/ FOR GEOPHYSICAL MEGGER EARTH TESTER/ TO BE USED WITH OHMMETER UNIT No 443418/ PATENT No 392296/ EVERSHED &VIGNOLES LTD./ LONDON W.4"
- Missing
- UNKNOWN - APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 11/22/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - .006 missing connector
- Finish
- .1-.2 BROWN STAINED & COATED WOOD; BLACK PAINTED & PLATED METAL PARTS; COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS & WHITE METER FACES/.1 BLACK STRAP/.2 BLACK PAINTED LEGS & BROWN LEATHER HANDLE/.1 PT - BLACK PAINTED METAL & BLACK CABLE/.3 COATED WOOD, BLACK PAINTED METAL/.4-.7 BLACK PAINTED WOOD, BLACK WIRE COVERING/.8-.11 METALLIC GREY/.12 REMNANTS OF BLACK PAINT/.13 BLACK/ CASES: GREEN CANVAS, BROWN LEATHER, PLATED METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Evershed & Vignoles Ltd., Megger, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1997.0527, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0527.001/
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