Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 567
ge idling how muchvacuum is maintained . when it is desired lo ap-ply the brakes the handle is moved lo on. andair is admitted through the many perforationsBhown in the body of the valve, and the brake isapplied. Now let U8 sec how it does this. Fig. 2 showsthe brake cylinder and auxiliary dnim, or… … allnchcd by levers to ihe brake gear, the trainpipe b connected by a short piece of hose. Insideof ihls drum there is a cylinder, open at the upperend. and in ihb cylinder a piston wiih a shell head,as shown; around this pLston bead there is a roundrubber ring—like a bicycle lire-thai rolls…
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