Practical instructor and reference book for locomotive firemen and engineers: a practical treatise .. (1916)
Lockhart, Charles F. (Charles Fulton), b. 1872 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 183
Fig. 43.—Release Position G-6 Automatic Brake Valve* the brake valve handle must be moved to runningposition. Cavity d above the equalizing piston is always in directcommunication with the equalizing reservoir; therefore 180 THE G-6 AUTOMATIC BRAKE VALVE ; pressure and volume of air in cavity d are… … Fig. 44. —Running Position G-6 Automatic Brake Valve. equalizing piston 18, so that in making service applicationsof the brake, a more uniform and gradual reduction canbe made than would be possible with the small volume ofair contained in cavity d alone. RUNNING POSITION OF G-6 TYPE 181 RUNNING…
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