Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc. (1916)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 154
ows excessive currents to flow, a short-circuit may bevery dangerous and liable to cause a fire, especially as the accidentalconnection may afford very poor contact and cause arcing andburning at the junction, of the conductors. Fig. 6 illustrates a short-circuit in a floor between the two supply… … Fig. 9. Diagram of a Constant-Potential System volt, 10 ampere current between two wires which were touchedtogether at a point where the insulation had been destroyed. Constant-Potential System. A constant-potential system is onein which the voltage between the main supply wires is approximatelythe…
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