Körting&Mathiesen singlephase meter

By Steffen Froeschle; posted November 3, 2018

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This Körting&Mathiesen singlephase meter was made before 1922 because Leutzsch was aquired by the city of Leipzig in 1922. It is a 3 Amp, 220V meter. The 3 Amp limit became a problem for that particular meter because it was probably connected to a washing machine which draw a current of 16 Amps, so the current coil was fried. I first wondered about the light brown «fog» inside this nearly 100 years old meter, opened it and saw the damage...

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