Hobart, H. M. (Henry Metcalf), 1868-1946 ed · Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott · leaf 214
istance of their armatures, to insert re-sistance in the circuit in order to limit theinitial flow of current to an amount whichwill not overheat the armature windings, orcause undue stresses on the mechanical parts. As the speed of the motor increases, andits counter emf rises, the resistance is… … Fig. 1.—Motor starter rheostat, starting box, and starter.^The deviceemployed for efTecting this purpose is gene-rally called a motor starter, and an illustrationof a type suitable for a shunt-wound or com-pound-wound motor is given in fig. L Inthis illustration A, A are the coils of…
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