- Subject
- Electronic instruments
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Elliott Brothers
- Provenance
- Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
- Primary inscriptions
- 'AMMETER D. C. 2 1/2" / 5mA.No 2/ MOVING COIL / F.G. x 4 / 1941 / W [arrow] D NoD176178 / R= 15 [omega]'
- Object type
- Electronic instrument
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 63mm Depth: 55mm Weight: 0.15kg
- Inventory No
- 12820
- Accession Number
- 2003-11
Description
Ammeters are used to measure the current in a circuit. This Ammeter is black plastic with a dial that reads from 0 to 5. The resistance is 15 Ohms. The War Department broad arrow symbol is common on instruments supplied for military use.
