Potentiometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PRIMARY STANDARD
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0457.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Guildline Instruments Ltd.
- MODEL
- 9180
- LOCATION
- Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 22544
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1,.3-.4: WOODEN CASE COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC; SYNTHETIC & METAL/.2 METAL CASE; SYNTHETIC & METAL WORKING PARTS, DIALS ETC.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 60.0 cm
- Width
- 36.5 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Electronics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Guildline
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Smiths Falls
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1962-1990
- Canada
-
DESIGNED BY DR. TIM DAUPHINEE OF NRC'S PHYSICS DIVISION AND MANUFACTURED BY GUILDLINE INSTRUMENTS OF SMITHS FALLS ON - Function
-
USED IN RESISTANCE THERMOMETRY TO MAKE THE MOST PRECISE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS WITH THERMOCOUPLES. USED IN PRIMARY CALIBRATION - Technical
-
MOST ACCURATE INSTRUMENT OF TYPE IN WORLD AT THE TIME. IT WAS NOT SURPASSED IN ACCURACY AT NRC UNTIL C1990. IT INCORPORATED NEW METHODS OF FABRICATION OFCOMPONENTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTING ON PANEL INCLUDES: 'POTENTIOMETER/ TYPE 9180/ GUILDLINE INSTRUMENTS LTD./ SMITHS FALLS ONT. CANADA/ NO 22,544/ [DESIGNATIONS AROUND KNOBS & DIAL GRADATIONS]'/.2 PRINTED ON FRONT: 'PHOTOCELL GALVANOMETER AMPLIFIER/ TYPE 9460 NO. 180,625/ 1 2 3 4'/.3 SCALE: '12' TO '0' TO '12'/ ON INSIDE KNOB: 'No 154,340'/ SCRATCHED ON LID & INSIDE TOP '15'/ PLATE ON SIDE: 'GAVLANOMETER/ TYPE SR21/ NO. 22417/ GUIDELINE INSTRUMENTS LTD./ SMITHS FALLS, ONT.'/.4 PRINTED ON FRONT: 'STANDARD CELL ENCLOSURE/ TYPE MB3A/ GUILDLINE INSTRUMENTS LTD/ SMITHS FALLS ONT. CANADA/ NO 33,584'/ LABEL ON TOP INCLUDES: 'DATE/ 30/11/81...'
- Missing
- From CA of 01/30/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- .1,.3 &.4: CASE SIMULATED WOOD/.1 - TOP PANEL GREY WITH BLACK KNOBS & PRINTING/.2 GREY HAMMELIN CASE WITH BROWN KNOBS/.4 GREY FRONT PANEL WITH BLACK & RED PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Guildline Instruments Ltd., Potentiometer, 1962, Artifact no. 1991.0457, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.0457.001/
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