Wilkinson, Henry Daniel, 1857- · London : "The Electrician" Printing and Pub. Co. Limited ; New York : D. Van Nostrand Co. · leaf 329
THE CABLE SHIP ON REPAIRS. 297 The brake applied to the paying-out drum is the principal means of preventing the cable running out too fast or taking charge. These brakes are now made with wheels of 6ft. or 8ft- … diameter, upon the face of which all round the circumference bear a set of wood blocks fastened to an iron brake band, as in Fig. 179. This band can be tightened by a right and left-
Cables, Submarine
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