Gas-engines and producer-gas plants; a practice treatise setting forth the principles of gas-engines and producer design, the selection and installation of an engine, conditions of perfect operation, producer-gas engines and their possibilities, the care of gas-engines and producer-gas plants, with a chapter on volatile hydrocarbon and oil engines (1905)
Mathot, Rodolphe Edgard, 1866- · New York N.W. Henley Pub. Co · leaf 31
be a storage-battery, which must, con-sequently, be recharged from time to time; or it mav be 32 GAS-EXGI^ES AND PRODUCERS a priman- batten- which must be frequently renewedand carefully cleaned. The induction-coil is fitted witha trembler or interrupter, which easily gets out of orderand which… … absolutely perfect insulation; for the terminals deterio-rate as they become overheated, break, or become foul(Fig. 13). In oil-engines, especially, soot is rapidlydeposited on the terminals, so that no spark can be pro-duced. In benzine or naphtha motors, such an accidentis less likely to happen.…
Gas · Internal combustion engines
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