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OBJECT TYPE: BEAM
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0080.001

MANUFACTURER: VOLAND CORP.
MODEL: 1012-CDN COMPARATOR
LOCATION: New Rochelle, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 42336
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL (INCLUDING ALUMINUM), SYNTHETIC, & GLASS COMPONENTS & CASING..2-.3 ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOY PANS..4 METAL CABLE WIRES & CONNECTIONS; SYNTHETIC COVERING SHIELDS WIRES..5-.6 METAL.7-.10 BRASS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 85.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 74.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Mass/weight
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VOLAND
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New Rochelle

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS BALANCE USED C. 1969-MID 1990S.
Canada: HIGH PRECISION BALANCE USED IN METROLOGY LABS OF CANADA'S NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, OTTAWA ONT. THIS BALANCE WAS USED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY DURING THE 25+ YEARS IT WAS IN SERVICE AT NRC.
Function: USED TO PRECISELY MEASURE MASS UP TO 2 KG.
Technical: EQUAL-ARM BALANCE EQUIPED WITH CHAINWEIGHT, MAGNETIC DAMPER AND ELECTRONIC NULL INDICATOR. THE BALANCE INDICATOR COULD BECONNECTED TO A POTENTIOMETER RECORDER VIA A PARALLEL OUTPUT, FOR RECORDING CHANGES OF WEIGHT WITH RESPECT TO TIME. GRAVITY TYPE PAN ARRESTS ELIMINATED SWINGING OF PANS DURING WEIGHING. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "VOLAND MODEL 1012 CDN/ CORPORATION MADE IN USA" printed on front of balance, beneath reading scale. All controls, etc. labelled. 0-100+ MG scale; micrometer divided 0-10. Microampere meter mounted on front right of balance exterior divided 500-0-500; tape had been applied to cover lower half of meter face. Decal in lower left rear corner reads "PRECISION BALANCE/ MODEL 1012 CDN/ SERIAL 42336/ VOLAND CORPORATION/ NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A."..2-.3,.5-.10 No markings visible..4 "AMPHENOL" incised in midsection connectors; "1261-0350" & "C B A" marked on plug. "BELDEN 8412" marked on cable covering.
Missing: UNKNOWN. 4 FEET ARE NOT IDENTICAL; SOME OR ALL MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL TO THIS BALANCE.
Finish: .1 IMITATION WOOD & GREEN-ENAMEL PAINTED EXTERIOR; GREEN ENAMEL-PAINTED INTERIOR; SLIDING GLASS DOORS ON BOTH FRONT & BACK..2-.3 BRUSHED ALUMINUM FINISH..4 BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON WIRES; RED & BLACK CODED JACKS..5-.6 SILVER METAL..7-.10 BRASS (.7-.8 MAY HAVE BEEN LACQUERED)
Decoration: N/A

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VOLAND CORP., Balance, circa 1969, Artifact no. 2000.0080, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0080.001/

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