A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 385
ights* a, One iipriglit has been removed in the illustrati THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE. 18 to press against and lift the valve from its seat wheneverdiaphragm 12 rises. The clearance between the uprights a and the disk on the stem of valve 10 should not exceed inch. 7. Opei-atiou of Talve.—When the… … this to the same pressure as chamber A. The pressures inchambers A and B and the signal pipe are equal when the pipeis fully charged. When the signal cord is pulled and a reduction is made inthe signal pipe, it causes a reduction of pressure in the signalvalve also, but the passage cc is very…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
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