Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 25
aration. Sometimes there will be adeposit of scale on the point of the lower copper elec-trode which prevents the top carbon touching thecopper and as the current will not go through thisscale, no light will be had until it is removed, li issuggested that engineers see that the point of copperis… … Fig. 3.Electric Headlight—Lamp B. LOCOMOTIVE APPLIANCES. 17 through or around solenoid magnet (No. 65) drawsdown the iron armature (No. 64). This in turnseparates the carbons, thus forming the arc or light.It will be noticed that the spring is secured to the endof lever (No. 60) toward the carbons,…
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