Heater, Strip
Object number2018.94.1
Manufacturer
Chromalox, Inc.
Datec. 1969
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Chromalox
DescriptionMetal strip heater with two screws and bolts on left side, with ingraved text in center.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 8.5 × 2.438 × 1 in. (21.6 × 6.2 × 2.5 cm)Inscriptions"CHROMOLOX HXL CE / WS-- 850 120V 500W / 285--048999-003 100NM
Historical NotesStrip heater made by Chromalox, Inc. Edwin Wiegand founded his Pittsburgh company in 1917, based on his 1915 patent for an insulated heating device. In the 1960s, his company developed a strip heater for the NASA’s Apollo program that kept the electronic control box on the Lunar Module’s at a temperature that insured the crucial fuel triggering device would function.
Related person
Edward L. Wiegand
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Claysburg-Kimmel High School
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