Weston model 519 radio set tester
name: label: maker
content: Weston
label: maker
content: Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Weston / Model 519 / No. 2367 / Weston Electrical Instrument Corp. / Newark, N.J. U.S.A." Unit includes carrying case. Specimen is essentially a voltmeter designed for the purpose of measuring voltages used in a radio both at battery terminals and at tube sockets. No auxiliary power supply is employed. The instrument has voltage ranges of 200, 80, and 8 volts, and a current range of 20 milliamperes. Voltage ranges have a resistance of 1000 ohms per volt. A function switch on the unit and adapter sockets for tubes permit various tests as outlined in the manual. Reference: "Instructions for the Use of Weston Model 519 Radio Set Tester," undated, furnished with unit.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Newark
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.321111
label: catalog number
content: 321111
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: model number
content: 519
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio tester
label: Object Name
content: tester
label: Object Name
content: meter, multipurpose
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 19.05 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 6 5/8 in; 9.525 cm x 19.05 cm x 16.8275 cm