Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

513

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

CAST IRON BASE AND BEARING BLOCKS, FIELD CORE ASSEMBLY AND NAME PLATES. LIFTING RING PROBABLY CAST STEEL. FIELD WINDINGS INSULATED COPPER WIRE. ARMATURE, STEEL SHAFT WITH LAMINATED STEEL CORE; INSULATED COPPER WIRE WINDINGS. COPPER COMMUTATOR WITH MICA OR SYNTHETIC INSULATION. BRONZE BEARINGS. LAMINATED COPPER BRUSHES BRASS BRUSH HOLDERS & BREAKER SWITCH; WOODEN PANELS ON WHICH CONTACTS & BREAKER SWITCH ARE MOUNTED

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

148,0 cm

Largeur

68,0 cm

Hauteur

118,0 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Énergie-électrique

Catégorie

Génération

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Edison

Pays

United States of America

État/province

New York

Ville

Schenectady

Contexte

Pays

États-Unis d'Amérique

État/province

Pennsylvanie

Période

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED C.1883-1900. KNOWN TO BE IN USED IN 1887 IN SNELLENBURG STORE

Canada

FIRST EDISON GENERATOR INSTALLED IN CANADA WAS INSTALLED IN VANCOUVER BC, PROBABLY C.1882. IT WAS PROBABLY A TYPE L, ABLE TO LIGHT 150-EDISON CARBON FILAMENT 16 CANDLE POWER LAMPS (REF.#4). TWO NO.6 EDISON GENERATORS AMONG POWER EQ. USED TO OPERATE ELECTRIC LIGHT CENTRAL STATION AT VICTORIA, BC IN 1891 (REF.5)

Fonction

TO CONVERT ROTARY MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY. SPECIFICALLY USED TO GENERATE POWER FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

Technique

NO.6 EDISON GENERATOR IS 15 KILOWATT CAPACITY, 125 VOLT BIPOLAR COMPOUND WOUND UNIT, ABLE TO PROVIDE POWER TO 270-112 V. 16 CANDLE POWER LAMPS (REF. #1). IT IS AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE 1ST BI-POLAR DYNAMO INVENTED BY EDISON, NICKNAMED 'LONG-WAISTED MARY-ANN' BECAUSE OF TWIN MAGNETS RISING UP FROM BASE (REF.#6). EDISON'S GENERATOR, ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY IN OCT.18,1879 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, COULD PRODUCE CONSTANT VOLTAGE OF 110 VOLTS & WAS 90 PER CENT EFFICIENT IN CONVERTING STEAM POWER INTO ELECTRICITY - 2 TO 3 TIMES AS EFFICIENT AS ANY DYNAMO BUILT UP TO THAT TIME.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

MFR'S PLATE ON ONE SIDE OF GENERATOR READS: 'EDISON MACHINE WORKS/ BUILDERS/ SCHENECTADY, N.Y./ 6/ NO.513'/ PLATE ON OPPOSITE SIDE READS: 'EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO/ PATENTED/ DEC 23 1879 AUG 22 1882/ SEPT 19 1882 OCT 10 1882'. 'THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION' PRINTED ON DECAL APPLIED TO GENERATOR TOP. DYMO LABELS APPLIED TO GENERATOR [BY HYDRO] READ 'COMPOUND' & 'MC.3.8'/ 'NO 6 DIV 48 W' STAMPED INTO METAL COLLAR NEAR COMMUNTATOR, OPPOSITE COILS/ NUMBERS '1' THROUGH '7' STAMPED INTO VARIOUS CONTACT POINTS IN BREAK-CIRCUIT

Manque

TWO BRUSHES. MINOR FITTNGS, IE) SCREWS, ETC. MISSING

Fini

PRIMARILY BLACK WITH RED-ORANGE FIELD ASSEMBLY HOUSING [ABOVE & BELOW COILS]. NATURAL COPPER FINISH ON COMMUTATOR.

Décoration

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