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 1134
tor, so that the exact current may Operation of Dynamos 1099 be read at a glance. It should be connected into the nega-tive side of the line where the circuit leaves the regula-tor. The Thomson-Houston System.—The Thomson-Houstondynamo differs from other arc dynamos principally in thenature of its… … Fig. 477 The following instructions regarding the management,and operation of this machine may prove useful: Setting the Cut-out.—After the brushes are in positionthe cut-out must be set. This is done by turning the com-muntator on the shaft in the direction of rotation (if thecommutator is set in…
