Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians with questions and answers; a practical non-technical treatise .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 1243
ed, and the magnetic circuitis also much better. Furthermore, it makes possible the(use of so-called ^^former coils.^^ 1214 Steam Engineering 866. What is a former coil? Ans. A former coil is one that is wound upon a former,i. e., one that is wound complete before it is placed upon thearmature.… … •Fig. 541 plank, or other suitable material. The wire is woundaround these pins as indicated in the figure, as many turnsbeing taken as it has been decided to allow for each coil.When the coil is thus completely wound it is taken fromthe pins, and the lower ends placed in a suitable clamp,…
