The standard electrical dictionary; a popular dictionary of words, terms, and phrases, used in the practice of electrical engineering (1897)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · New York, H. W. Henley & co. · leaf 358
ts points of a magnet differing in polarity, so asto divert part of the lines of force from the armature or yoke. Theshunt is especially applicable in the case of horseshoe magnets.Thus a bar of iron placed across from limb to limb a short distanceback from the poles would act as a shunt to the… … Fig. 225. Magnetic Shunt. magnetic shunt has been used to diminish the lines of force goingthrough the armature and hence to weaken the field and diminishthe electro-motive force. By moving the shunt nearer or furtherfrom the poles the dynamo is regulated. In the cut the projections between the…
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