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OBJECT TYPE
MINI CARTRIDGE
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2004.1369.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
3.5 A
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
glass & metal fuses; paper envelope

Dimensions

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

Length
11.2 cm
Width
8.4 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
These fuses are new/unused; presumably available for use c. late 1960s- early 1990s.
Canada
Accessory used with Wild A8 Autograph [2004.1361], used in Canada's national mapping program c. 1960s-early 1990s, an example of one of the last analogue plotting devices used by the Topographic Service of Canada. With the exception of the Wild A10 [few of which were used in Canada], the A8 was the most sophisticated plotter available before digital technology.
Function
FUSE IS SAFETY DEVICE IN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT & CONTAINS METAL ELEMENT WHICH MELTS WHEN CURRENT EXCEEDS SPECIFIC AMPERAGE, BREAKING CIRCUIT & SO PREVENTING DAMAGE.
Technical
Spare or replacement fuse for use with A8 plotter 2004.1361. Believed to have been used in illumination system for glass scales, located on .1 plotter. Available from Wild, these were kept with other small parts in accessory cabinet drawer, for use by Wild technician during service call.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"A8-2465", "HES2 - 9/3,5A"and "5x" marked on envelope front."Inhermigen" [sp ?] handwritten in green ink, below. No markings evident on fuses.
Missing
Each fuse is complete in itself. Package originally contained 5 fuses: 1 is missing.
Finish
Clear glass casing has silver metal ends; stored in tan colour [unbleached] paper envelope
Decoration
N/A

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