General Information

Serial #

10153KJ730

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WELDED ANGLE IRON FRAME & SUB FRAME. RUBBER MOUNTING BLOCKS. CAST IRON END BELLS. LAMINATED STEEL STATOR CORES. STEEL SHAFTS WITH LAMINATED ROTOR CORES. ALTERNATOR HAS SLIP RINGS, STEEL & NON FERRIC METAL BRUSH HOLDERS & SUPPORTS; CARBON BRUSHES. ROTORS & STATORS WOUND WITH INSULATED COPPER. SHAFTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH BALL BEARINGS. MISC HARDWARE, LIFTING RINGS, ETC. FLEXIBLE COUPLER MADE OF STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

89.0 cm

Width

41.8 cm

Height

47.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LELAND

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Dayton

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MOTOR & GENERATOR SET USED C. 1930 TO 1940.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OFELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONVERT MULTIPHASE 440/220 60 HZ ELECTRIC ENERGY TO 60 HZ 115V SINGLE PHASE ENERGY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A MOTOR & GENERATOR SET MFD C. 1930.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate on motor reads: " Leland Motor/ WDG CONTROL NO. / TYPE P FORM BOW-JH/ FR 599 H.P. 4 CYC. 60 PH 3/ V 220/440 AMP 10/5/ RPM 3450 TEMP RISE 40 [degrees] CONT/ NO. 10153KJ730/ MFG BY/ The Leland [logo] Electric Co./ PATENTS PENDING/ Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. ". Second plate fixed to motor reads: " THREE PHASE LEAD MOTOR/ PARALLEL SERIES STAR CONNECTED/ LOW VOLTAGE/ 4-5-6/ 7-8-9/ 1-2-3/ TO LINE/ HIGH VOLTAGE/ 4-5-6/ 7-8-9/ 1-2-3/ TO LINE ". Plate on sub-base reads: " THIS UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH BALL BEARINGS./ LUBRICATE EVERY 1000 HRS./ RUNNING TIME WITH/ FREEZOLIUM OR EQUIVALENT./ Plate on alternator reads: " Leland/ ALTERNATOR/ TEMP FORM / FR KVA 2 AMP 17/ VOLTS 115/ PH 1 400 3450/ CONT 50 [degrees] RISE/ NO. 10437KJ742/ The Leland Electric Co./ Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A./ PATENT PEND. ".

Missing

UNKNOWN: A PULLEY OR PERHAPS AN INDICATOR IS MISSING.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A