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A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)

International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 103

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ric that works inside the piston valve containedinside the body a. This spindle has a square fit inside thesocket b, and is also held by the setscrew /; the spindle d canbe turned around by means of the handle g, which is fastenedto the flange sheave h by the setscrew i. The sheave spring jis held… … 13 CAR HEATING. 27 thrust displaces the plug I against the resistance of a springinside 6, view (a), and then the socket, p,nd with it the spindled^ can be rotated. The connection with the train pipe is madeby means of the union coupHng n. Any condensation is takencare of by the steam trap, and so…

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