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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY ARC
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0036.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LANCASHIRE DYNAMO NEVELIN LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Oxted, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- R 38134A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WORKING PARTS: METAL, BAKELITE, PLASTIC, GLASS/ CASING: METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 111.5 cm
- Width
- 113.5 cm
- Height
- 185.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Regulation & transformation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LANCASHIRE
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Oxted
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1950-PRESENT
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A RECTIFIER CONVERTS AN AC POWER SUPPLY TO DC. THE MERCURY - ARC TYPE COULD BE USED FOR LARGE POWER DEMANDS. - Technical
-
OUTDATED BY SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE RED & BLUE
- Missing
- 2 GAUGES FROM TOP PANEL
- Finish
- CASING- PALE GREEN ENAMEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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LANCASHIRE DYNAMO NEVELIN LTD., Rectifier, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1980.0036, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0036.001/
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