Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 170
arm lie a little towards B, asindicated. At R is a pin, known as the eccentric pin , which operates theslide valve of the engine, and at S is a device for limiting the motion ofthe governor arm in both directions. In Fig. 2 the governor is shown with the arm close to the position givingthe maximum… … Fig. 2. Fic. 3. Fic. 4. Diagrams Illustrating the Action of the Governor. marked by the cross). This tends to make the governor arm turn aboutthe pin P in the direction in which the hands of a clock move. To opposethis tendency a pair of springs are provided, as shown, and when theapparatus is…
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