A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 36
ign mat-ters in the carbon. The carbon, both of the crater and its opposednipple, is converted into pure, soft graphite. Arc, Yoltaic, Resistance of The resistance offered by the voltaic arc to thepassage of the current. As in all other conductors, the ohmic resistanceof the arc increases with its… … Arc] 27 [Arm, The total apparent resistance of the voltaic arcis composed of two parts, viz.: (i.) The true ohmic resistance. (See Resist-ance, Ohmic.) (2.) The counter electromotive force, or spuri-ous resistance. (See Resistance, Spurious.) Arc, Watt A voltaic arc, the elec-tric power of which is…
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