Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 182
er connected to the latch bya rod. Q. What is the objection to theordinary throttle-lever havingtwo links back of the fulcrum,and a quadrant and clamp? A. It requires two hands, thisbeing inconvenient and at timesobjectionable. Q. What would be better thanthe clamping-rig? A. A notched sector or… … Fig. 105. Throttle Work. 1. Iyever. 2. Quadrant. 3. Latch. 4. Latch-link. 5. Rod. 6. Jaw. 7. Iyink. 8. Link-stud. 9. Handle. 10. Handle-spring. Q. What is the disadvantage of such a throttle-lever sector? A. If the teeth are coarse enough to be strong, the intervalsbetween them may be too great to…
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