1954 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 182-185
According to test resultso btained in March 1953, an actual Speedovane is equipped with electric heaters of total capacity of ca.700 watts and tested for nine days in April 1954 on the summit of Mt. Fuji (station height,3,773 rn above sea level). The heater capacity is confirmed sufficient for the anti-freezing purpose in ordinary icing conditions to be encountered at weather stations in Japan.