A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 77
ner. (See Bur-ner, Plain Pendant Electric.) Thumb-Cock gas- Electric Burner, An electricburner, in whichthe turning of anordinary thumb-cock turns on thegas, and ignites itby a spark pro-duced by a wipingcontact actuatedby the motions ofthe thumb-cock.A form of thumb-cock burnershown in Fig. 87… … making and breaking of the circuit by avibrating contact. The vibrating-electric burner has a single elec-tro-magnet. It is operated by means of a buttonor switch, and may be used on single lights or ongroups of lights. It bears the same relation tothe automatic burner that the plain-pendantburner…
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