A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 72
ent. The unknown resistance is then inserted in thegap at Q, and a known resistance, generally theresistance box, in that at R. The galvanometerhas one of its terminals connected to the metalstrip between Q and R, and its other terminal tothe sliding key. The battery terminals are con-nected to the… … Fig. JQ, Slide Form of Bridge, in length, so arranged that only one wire, or twoin series, or all three in series, can be used. Mat-ters being now arranged as shown, the slidingkey is moved until no current passes through thegalvanometer when the key is depressed. The slide form of bridge is not…
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