Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 376
TYPICAL GASOLINE CARRIAGES. 363 from the exhausts. Ignition is by jump-spark, which may beadvanced or retarded, on the commutator by a handle operatinga rod set at one side of the steering pillar. The intake volumeis regulated by an automatic governor, and may also be con-trolled by a handle at the… … Figs. 274, 275,—Side Elevation and Plan of the Decauville Car, showingworking parts in position. reached, after which point the dynamo is automatically cut intocircuit, and supplies sufficient energy to recharge the accumula-tors and spark the engines. The regulation is effected in the following…
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