Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 256
s required, which speeds hadbeen ascertained by calculation. I was so certain of the correct-ness of this calculation that I did not make any preliminarytrial, did not think of such a thing. After running the engine for a short time at its usual speed,I changed the governor pulley for the smaller… … President F. A. P. Baknard EXPLANATION OF THIS ACTION 199 starting the engine in this condition, of course, it pounded vio-lently on the crank-pin. As the speed was gradually permittedto increase the knock softened, and just before the governor roseit disappeared entirely, and at the calculated…
