Central station experiences, a series of narratives on the trials and tribulations of a steam engineer while learning to run an electric station; (1901)
New York, Power Publishing Co. · leaf 55
rushes. 48 Central Station Experiences. Jones looked on in silence for a few moments and then began tochuckle. I dont see anything to laugh at, complained the engineer. Im not laughing. Im only wondering how you expect thatmotor to run smooth when youve got the field magnet almostshort-circuited.… … FIG. 1. It doesnt need to, said Jones. Dont you know you cantinsulate magnetism ? I dont know just what you are driving at, said the engineer. Jones cut off the motor. No use to let it chew up that freshcommutator surface, he said. Now see here, and he drewFig. I. Those dotted lines represent…
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