Microscope fitted with special cell containing heater/thermocouple

Microscope fitted with special cell containing heater/thermocouple for viewing mineral samples at very high temperatures, with power control unit, potentiometer plus standard cell and galvanometer for measuring thermocouple temperature, and other small accessories and spares

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1994-1277
type:
microscope
credit:
Building Research Establishment

Parts

`London' polarising binocular microscope Model 6000 Serial Number 39454 by R. & J. Beck Ltd.

`London' polarising binocular microscope Model 6000 Serial Number 39454 by R. & J. Beck Ltd.

`London' polarising binocular microscope Model 6000 Serial Number 39454 by R. & J. Beck Ltd., London, fitted with graduated revolving stage, substage, substage condenser, 10X Beck objective, two 10X eyepieces, without foot but on special horizontal stand with electric lamp, and with special high temperature cell with heater/thermocouple for examining mineral samples at high temperatures

Object Number:
1994-1277 Pt1
type:
microscope
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Power and control unit for supplying heating current to high temperature cell on microscope

Power and control unit for supplying heating current to high temperature cell on microscope

Power and control unit for supplying heating current to high temperature cell on microscope, and for measuring sample temperature approximately

Object Number:
1994-1277 Pt2
type:
control unit
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Universal Precision Potentiometer, for measuring temperature of thermocouple in microscope cell

Universal Precision Potentiometer, for measuring temperature of thermocouple in microscope cell

Universal Precision Potentiometer Cat. No.7565 Serial Number 58677. Made in England by W G Pye & Co Ltd., Cambridge, range 0 to 1.75 volts with X1, X0.1 and X0.01 range multipliers, probable date 1963 (used for measuring temperature of thermocouple in high temperature microscope cell)

Object Number:
1994-1277 Pt3
type:
potentiometer
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cadmium (Weston) standard cell, 1.0186 volts, used with potentiometer

Cadmium (Weston) standard cell, 1.0186 volts, used with potentiometer

Cadmium (Weston) standard cell, 1.0186 volts at 20 degree C, Serial Number 32610, made in England by W G Pye & Co Ltd, Cambridge (used with Pye potentiometer for measuring temperature of thermocouple in high temperature microscope cell)

Object Number:
1994-1277 Pt4
type:
battery
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
`Scalamp' moving coil reflecting galvanometer with built-in lamp and scale, for potentiometer

`Scalamp' moving coil reflecting galvanometer with built-in lamp and scale, for potentiometer

`Scalamp' moving coil reflecting galvanometer with built-in lamp and scale, Cat. No.7903' s, made by W G Pye & Co Ltd., Cambridge, England (used with Pye potentiometer for measuring temperature of thermocouple in high temperature microscope cell)

Object Number:
1994-1277 Pt5
type:
galvanometers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Accessories and spares for high temperature microscope comprising high temperature cells

Accessories and spares for high temperature microscope comprising high temperature cells

Accessories and spares for high temperature microscope comprising high temperature cells, carriers fitted with thermocouples, and guillotine for shaping and cutting thermocouples

Object Number:
1994-1277 Pt6
type:
accessories
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum