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 1410
lossany more than we can entirely avoid friction. But we canreduce our loss to a very small quantity simply by selectinga very large wire to carry the current. This would be theproper thing to do if it were not for the cost of copper,which would make such an installation very expensive. Asit is,… … Fig. 660 In long distance transmission and where the quality oflight is not very important, a loss of 10 or 20 per cent issometimes allowed, but in stores, residences, etc., the lossshould not exceed 2 or 3 per cent, otherwise the candlepower of the lamps will vary too much. Where the cost of fuel…
