Ammeter, Fuel Cell, Gemini

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Weston Instruments

Summary

This is a fuel cell ammeter used in the Gemini program. With a 0-20 ampere scale, it monitored the current coming from the fuel cell. Fuel cells provided the electrical power in Gemini V and VII through XII. This ammeter was not flown in space.

Weston Instruments made the artifact and NASA transferred it to the Smithsonian in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720428000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Electrical Power

Materials

Non-ferrous metal, plated steel, paint, glass, brass, rubber

Dimensions

3-D: 7.6 x 7.6 x 5.7cm (3 x 3 x 2 1/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95bab40b2-b014-46a7-9f13-b6dcc54fc824

Record ID

nasm_A19720428000