VPRS 21045 Electrolysis Area Tests

This series consists of area tests performed by the Victorian Electrolysis Committee (VA 5651) to investigate electrolysis in Melbourne in the 1920s and 1930s. The records contain testing charts and testing for electrolysis faults in several suburbs of Melbourne. In the 1920s, electrolysis was identified as a problem in Melbourne, causing damage to underground telegraph cables and other metal infrastructure. These area tests document the early days of testing electrolysis mitigation methods in Melbourne, before the practice became routine. Area tests from the 1940s onward are not retained permanently as State Archives.

本数据集系列由维多利亚州电解委员会（Victorian Electrolysis Committee，档案编号VA 5651）于20世纪20至30年代在墨尔本开展的电解（electrolysis）现象调研区域测试构成。该批档案留存了墨尔本多个郊区的电解故障测试记录与测试图表。20世纪20年代，电解问题在墨尔本被正式确认，其会对地下电报电缆及其他金属基础设施造成损坏。本系列区域测试完整记录了墨尔本在电解防护措施成为常规操作之前的早期测试实践历程。1940年及之后的区域测试未作为州级档案永久留存。