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Type | Model No. | Maker | Country | Construction Material | Date | Scale Length | Area of Use |
Linear | Tervakoski Slide Rule | Blundell Harling Ltd. | England | Plastic | est. 1960's | 5.4 cm x 35 cm | Electrical Calculations |
Notes: "1) The Tervakoski slide rule was ordered by a company making components for electrical capacitors 2) Several complicated scales are believed to be used for power factor correction on power lines 3) Power factor correction corrects for inductive loads (motors) to reduce wire conductor size 4) See ""Tervakoski Rule"" by Colin Barnes, UKSRG Gazette, 16, 2015."
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