A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 120
e formshown in Fig. 148. The coil of wire is formed ofan alloy of platinum and silver, insulated by silkcovering and melted paraffine. Its ends are sol-dered to thick copper rods, r, r, for ready con-nection with mercury cups. The coil is at B.The space above it, at A, is filled with paraffine.A… … Fig. 148. Standard Ohpi. time. Since the coil is heated by the current, suc-cessive observations should be at least ten minutesapart. Only mild currents should be passedthrough the coils. Coil, Resistance, Standardized Resistance coils whose resistances have beencarefully determined by comparison…
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