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Modern practice of the electric telegraph : a handbook for electricians and operators (1874)

Pope, Frank L., 1840-1895 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 95

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M GOOD WIRE + BAD WIRE F J Fig. 51. Connect one end of the loop to the + pole of thebattery E, and the other to one of the galvanometerwires at M. Connect also the + pole of the batterywith the resistance coils, R, at N, and the — pole ofthe battery to the key, K, and common terminal, a, ofthe… … ]yL GOOD WIRE-« ■ E BAD WIRE 1£ Fig. 52. Having ascertained the resistance of the loop, ar-range the connections as shown in Fig. 52. Upon depressing the key, K, the battery current will TESTING TELEGRAPH LINES. 33 flow through M and R, and also through the loop. Theresistance required at R to…

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