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 328
is the disadvantage of a long curved rod? ECCENTRIC RODS. 321 A. Its weight, and its friction on the eccentric at highspeed; also that it is liable to spring. Q. What is the disadvantage of an intermediate rod? A. All the disadvantages of the other, with those corningfrom its extra joints. Q. How… … Fig. 207. Eccentrics and Rods. using a curved transmission bar from the link to the rocker,just ahead of the leading axle—which gives two curved rodsinstead of one; (2) by using very short eccentric rods betweenmain and forward axles; (3) as on the Southern Railway andthe Plant System, by a…
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