Ammeter, Main Bus, Gemini

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Weston Instruments

Summary

This main bus ammeter measured the current from the batteries used in Gemini 3, IV, and VI. Located on the Gemini pilot's panel, the No. 1 scale displayed main batteries 1 and 2 and the No. 2 scale displayed main batteries 3 and 4. Fuel cells replaced batteries on Gemini V and VII through XII. This ammeter did not fly in space. Weston Instruments made the artifact and NASA transferred it to NASM in 1972.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19720425000

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Miscellaneous

Materials

Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy

Glass

Paint

Plastic

Ferrous Alloy

Copper Alloy

Adhesive

Ink

Dimensions

3-D: 13.2 × 4.8 × 10.2cm (5 3/16 × 1 7/8 × 4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv992ca379c-ad57-4042-800d-a6c118643722

Record ID

nasm_A19720425000