Battery, dry cell
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| Nom de l'objet : | Battery, dry cell |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Electrical and Magnetic T and E |
| Matériaux : | Metal, galvanized steel lead(? ) rubber |
| Numéro de catalogue : | WP.1981.208.02 |
| Numéro d'accession : | WP.1981.208.02 |
| Fabricant : | Eveready Division/ Ralson Purina |
| Date de début de production : | 1980 |
| Description : | Large metal tube shaped battery made by Eveready. Heavy metal body is painted yellow. Grey galvanized steel top. Made in Canada. |
| Commentaires : | This large dry cell battery would have replaced acetylene tanks and would have been used from about the 1950's onward on the larger bouy lights. Inside, many batteries connected in a series, originally 6 volt batteries then later, in the 1970's or 1980's, became the 12 volt size. It would have been used on mostly of the larger bouy lights until they became electrified. One tank should last a season but sometimes they would short out and have to be replaced. Sometimes they would come loose from the bouy and would start to spin, and would spin the wires off. Then you would have to go out to the bouy and secure or replace them. They required a "D" sized battery similar to what you would put in a household flashlight, only slightly longer in length. Reference: Interview with Noel Palmer " retired, D.O.T. employee for 35 years. |
| Hauteur : | 78 |
| Profondeur : | 23 |
| Translittération de l'inscription : | printed on top of battery: 62/12 Dry Battery/12 volt 350 amp/ Manufactured PAT CAN 1980/Eveready Division/ Ralston Purina Inc/ W? / Ontario/ made in Canada |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | O'Leary |
| Province de l'établissement : | Prince Edward Island |
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