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 596
e form of chronoscope an electro-magneticdetent releases a pendulum which carries a light pointer swingingalong a graduated arc. Another electro-magnetic detent, at the STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY. 591 expiration of the interval to be measured, clamps the pointer to thearc. The graduation at… … Fig. 357. Circuit Breaker. The switch, drawn open by a spring, is kept closed by a latchwhich is released by an electro-magnetic mechanism which istraversed by the current. Synonym—Magnetic Cut-out. Circuit Breaker, Vacuum. A circuit breaker in which thecontacts points are enclosed in a vacuum. The…
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