Twentieth century handbook for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers; a practical nontechnical treatise .. (1916)
Swingle, Calvin F. (Calvin Franklin), b. 1846 · Chicago, F.J. Drake & company · leaf 1120
The object of these fuses isto protect the wires and also the dynamos. These fusesconsist of an alloy which melts at a comparatively lowtemperature. If, for instance, a short circuit occurs in Operation of Dynamos 1085 any line, the current will suddenly become very strong andwill generate… … 6 6 6,.-- 6 6 6| + 999 #1 -Or- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ss $% n n y *>? 39 ^,9+ I o i 6| 6 6 61 + 9 9 9 +9 9 9 6 6 IS 3+ |8 1+ 9 9 * 9 llililSu/itches Fig. 466 should always be chosen of such a size that they will meltbefore the current rises enough to do any damage. Operation of Constant Current…
