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 457
for record- 452 STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY. ing on a strip of paper the dots and lines forming Morse charactersas received over a telegraph line. Its general features are as follows :A riband or strip of paper is drawn over a roller which is slightlyindented around its centre. A stylus or blunt… … Fig. 285. Inking Roller Mechanism of Morse Recorder. a current is passed through the magnet the armature is attractedand the stylus is forced against the paper, depressing it into thegroove, thus producing a mark. When the current ceases thestylus is drawn back by a spring. In some instruments a…
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