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OBJECT TYPE: MINI CARTRIDGE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1369.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 80 mA
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
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. 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 fuses are described as slow-blow fuses. They 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/ 80 mA"and "5x" marked on envelope front."Inhermigen" [sp ?] handwritten in green ink, below.
Missing: Presumably complete: package is sealed.
Finish: Tan colour [unbleached] paper envelope presumably contains glass & metal fuses.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Fuse collection, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.1369, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1369.003/

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