Submarine telegraphs; their history, construction, and working. Founded in part on Wèunschendorff's 'Traitâe de tâelegraphie sous-marine' and compiled from authoritative and exclusive sources (1898)
Bright, Charles, 1863-1937 · London, C. Lockwood and son · leaf 568
— ready for application to the cable-making machine. The manner in which the canvas tape is applied round the sheathing immediately after the cold compound has been applied (if there be an}-) is shewn by Fig. 105. The end of the compounded strip is drawn from its reel c; into the hollow shaft or… … Fig. 105. — Method of Applying Canvas Tape. which two other pulleys S' and s" of different diameters are sometimes joined, so as to vary the speed by placing the belt on one or other of the pulleys. To the hollow shaft is fixed a collar C with two arms, one of which, D, has a counterpoise E, and…
Cables, Submarine
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