Thomas Edison, Weber meter (electricity meter) invention, illustration, 1881

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Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, by electricity meters by electrolytic methods - electricity Oct. 18, 1881. The Webermeter contained two or four electrolytic cells with zinc at both electrodes and a zinc sulphate solution. The zinc transferred from one electrode to the other at a set rate as electricity was used. The meter reader removed the electrolytic cells at each reading for weighing, replacing them with new ones.

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Size: 2000px × 1910px
Location: USPO
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