Armature core for motor or generator
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: An armature core for a motor or generator. Steel axle on which is mounted a drum-type assembly of many slotted thin laminated plates separated by steel U-channels and retained in place by plastic endplates. There are 24 slots parallel to the axle. Insulation appears to be cloth. There may be copper wires concealed below the U-channels. A copper commutator drum is on the axle to one side of the steel drum , and is partially wrapped with electrical tape. A key slot is milled on the opposite end of the axle. There are holes in both ends. "6632 / 22" stamped on end of axle. This appears similar to catalog number 319286, except 319286 has wire windings.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Brown University, Div. of Engineering thru George M. Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.319287
label: catalog number
content: 319287
label: accession number
content: 235101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Armature
label: Other Terms
content: Armature; Components; Motors and Generators; Motor and Generators; Motor and Generators
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 38.735 cm x 10.795 cm