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ter-balances on all four wheels are above the center of thewheel, and the centrifugal force of that portion of thecounterbalance which is used to balance the inertia ofreciprocating parts is in this position tending to lift the wheels from the rails. This,reduce the weight on the raislipping, which… … COCXTERBALANCING THE RECIPROCATING PARTS OP LOCOMOTIVES—(bee Mr. Lewis Paper ( I CouoterDalancing. I vhen the left hand crank Clot quite as much as showhe balance M is higher abov just passed the dead center. the sketch. At this lime he center line than the bal- herefore the balance M is acting…
Railroads · Railroad cars
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