Electrical engineer's pocket-book: a hand-book of useful data for electricians and electrical engineers (1901)
Foster, Horatio A. (Horatio Alvah), 1858-1913 · New York, D. Van Nostrand co.; London, E.& F.N. Spon, ltd. · leaf 751
ures are entirelydisconnected from the generator, and are short-circuited through a lowresistance called the Brake resistance. The effect of this brake resist-ance is to bring the turret to a quick stop when the controller is broughtto the off position, as the motor armatures revolving in a… … POWER SYSTEM. 739 smooth stop. In parallel with each of the large main fingers of the re-versing contacts is a small auxiliary finger and an auxiliary resistanceconnected to it. This auxiliary finger makes contact a little before andbreaks it a little after the main linger, and thus reduces the…
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