Worthen, William Ezra, 1819-1897, [from old catalog] ed · New York, Appleton · leaf 674
ance of the entire circuit, including the dynamo, the lamps,and the conducting wires. The strength of the current required varies greatly,ranging from ten to twenty amperes for series installations in the various lead-ing arc-light systems for which this method is used. Fig. B.—One method of wiring… … FiG. 1584. ing with the lamps, the current being thus divided among the lamps in pro-portion to their number and resistance, while in the series system the entirecurrent passes through every lamp. This method is common to both thedirect and alternating current system, and is convenient for lighting…
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