Mechanics of the household; a course of study devoted to domestic machinery and household mechanical appliances (1918)
Keene, E. S. (Edward Spencer), b. 1864 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; · leaf 338
, the con-tact piece is simply pushed over the plugs, where it is held inplace by friction. Instructions which accompany a flat-ironwhen purchased advise that the attachment piece be used inturning off the current. The reason for this is because of theflash that accompanies the bieak in the circuit… … Fig. 226.—Electric flat-iron andits attachments. 328 MECHANICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD burns away the contact pieces in the switch and it is soon de-stroyed. The attachment piece will stand this wear more readilythan the socket switch and hence is preferable for disconnect-ing. The irons are frequently…
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