- Wind Speed Dial Mk II (x3)
Archive
Bib No.:
- 631919
Level:
- Item
Archive Reference:
- MET/4/3/126
Creator:
- Munro
Date:
- No Date
Extent of unit:
- Diameter 13cm
Description:
Made by the company Munro, London. This wind speed dial mark II gives the wind speed in knots of the attached anemometer (not attached here). It contains a rectifier type moving coil a.c. Voltmeter movement. The face of the instrument is white with the scale in black. The centre has the Met Reference 996, Mark II. Towards the bottom of the face is the makers name and the serial number 4966/109. The case is black with the dial visible through a clear glass circular window at the top. At the centre of the window is a metal disc with Zero set on it.
Electrical cables to connect dial to anemometer cup generator
Two additional dials - one used at Hebrides Range. Numbers 580/76 and 4960/179
Media Type:
- Artefact
Language:
- N/A
Conditions Governing Access:
- Open
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
Owning Organisation:
- Met Office
Location:
- Archive Exeter
Collection:
- Archive Collection
Status:
- Reference Only
Location (Room/Bay):
- W07.D4
- W07.A3