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Shunt Regulator, 20th Century

Inventory Number 25048


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.25048

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation.
Primary inscriptions
"AMPS .4 - .1 / NO ACR 32662 / OHMS 1500" on brass plaque upon upper surface.
Physical material
Iron
bakelite?
brass.
Object type
Radio communication
Dimensions
Height: 2150mm Width: 240mm Depth: 250mm Weight: 12.6kg
Inventory No
25048
Accession Number
2004-9/102

Description

Shunt Regulator, including bakelite? dial with brass half-moon scale marked "LOWER VOLTAGE RAISE", in grey lattice iron casing. Previously catalogued with Shunt Regulator Type O (Inv. Num. 72885), Shunt Regulator Type OA (Inv. Num. 79427).