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Electricity for everybody; (1907)

Atkinson, Philip. [from old catalog] · New York, The Century co. · leaf 182

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edon each car, andconnection be-tween them andthe rails is madethrough the car-wheels and axles,and between themand the line wire,by a wire connect-ed with a wheelcalled the trolley,which is carriedat the end ofa pole supportedon the car roofby springs whichpress the trolleyupward againstthe line… … Fig. 68. 160 ELECTRICITY FOE EVERYBODY. ficient current to run the cars on that section, and re-ceives its supply through a feeder wire, which formspart of the circuit and is connected with the dyna-mos at the station. These feeder wires are wrappedwith insulating material, and form cables which…

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