General Information

Serial #

1644392

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS, SYNTHETIC PARTS, GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

24.0 cm

Width

20.6 cm

Height

13.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SANGAMO

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS ONE WAS KEPT AT THE DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE, STANDARDS BRANCH, IN OTTAWA AS PART OF ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO TEST AND MAINTAIN EXAMPLES OF METERS SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN CANADA.

Function

A METER WHICH INTEGRATES OR SUMS UP, THE SUCCESSIVE VALUES OF POWER SUPPLIED THROUGH IT TO A DISTRIBUTING CIRCUIT & REGISTERS THE SUMS OF THESE VALUES IN COMMERICAL UNITS; IT MEASURES THE TOTAL ENERGY USED.

Technical

INDUCTION WATTHOUR METER IS SIMPLE IN ITS STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY. THIS INSTRUMENT IS ACCURATE OVER A WIDE RANGE OF LOAD, POWER FACTOR, VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY, & TEMPERATURE. ONLY DRAWBACK OF THIS INSTRUMENT IS THAT, AS IT RELIES ON INDUCTION, IT CANNOT BE USED IN DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS. (CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO. & O:DRIVE S.I.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATES READING 'TYPE S-3 POLYPHASE METR, SANGAMO COMPANY LIMITED, TORONTO, CANADA' & 'NUMBER 1644392, AMPS 5, VOLTS 230, CYCLES 60, PHASE 3, WIRE 3, W.H. PER DISK REV. 2/2'/ 2 DATA PLATES/ WHITE PAINTED '71832'/ RED DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE SEAL

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASING PAINTED BLACK/ BROWN SYNTHETIC/ PLATED PARTS/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION IN SUPP.INFO. FILE & O:DRIVE SUPP. INFO.

Decoration

N/A