ent that thise.m.f. will tend to charge the condenser. From this it follows that if the contacts close eithervery early or very late while the condenser is so charged,trys charge will be suddenly dissipated at the contactpoints at the instant they close. Short circuiting acharged condenser is… … Fig. 6—Mechanical and electrical phenomena of simplespring type interrupter rection when the contacts come together. When thesesparks are seen it is a sign that the interrupter is clos-ing either too early or too late. So that beside the ad-vantageous effect upon the maximum current producedby…
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