Sensor, humidity

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OBJECT TYPE: radiosonde
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0043.002

MANUFACTURER: VIZ MFG. CO.
MODEL: Accu-Lok/1286-065
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: S-238-113
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal foil package with paper label/ contents unknown

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VIZ
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: The humidity reading element of a radiosonde.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: yellow and black lettering on package reads 'VIZ ACCU-LOK/ HUMIDITY SENSOR CM/ S-238-113/ EVALUATOR/ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE #8002/ VIZ PART NUMBER 1286-065/ LOCK-IN VALUE AT 33% R.H. (23 C.)/ 10421 OHMS 78.11 R.D./ LOT NO. 3021 DATE DEC 86/ VIZ Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, PA 1944-5782 U.S.A./ 2278'
Missing: complete
Finish: silver foil package with a blue and yellow paper label
Decoration: N/A

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VIZ MFG. CO., Sensor, humidity, 1986, Artifact no. 2005.0043, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0043.002/

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