Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 463
mos are transformed into currents ofvery high E.M.F. to oveicome the resistance of the trans-mission wires,* and again into currents of lower tension for useat the centres of distribution; and in the case of incandescentlighting, where it is advisable to have currents of fairly high *There is also… … THE INDUCTION COIL 453 tension on the street wires but, for the sake of safety andeconomy, currents of low E. M. F. in the lamps and houseconnections. In the Hydro-electric system wliich supplies many centresof Ontario with electric energy, the current when first gener-ated at Niagara Falls is at a…
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