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Things a boy should know about electricity (1900)

St. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew), b. 1865 · New York, T. M. St. John · leaf 69

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OW IT WORKS. Fig. 82 shows a storage cell with plates, etc., containedin glass jar. Fig. 83 shows a cell of 41 plates, set up ina lead-lined wood tank. Fig. 84 shows three cells joinedin series. Many storage cells are used in central eledtriclight stations to help the d)-namos during the rushhours… … Fig. 84. numberless. The current can be used for nearly every-thing for which a constant current is adapted, the follow-ing being some of its applications: Carriage propulsion;eledtric launch propulsion; train lighting; yacht lighting;carriage lighting; bicycle lighting; miners lamps; den-tal,…

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