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 1466
n use these cells mustbe left on open circuit. Semi-closed: A cell designed for fairly steady work.Periods of work long, intervals of rest short. Often de-signed to produce heavy currents. When not in use thesecells must be left on open circuit. Closed circuit: A cell designed for continuous… … Fig. 678carbon cylinder cell Polarization prevented: Cell so designed that no hydro-gen gas is produced by chemical action of cell. Polarization cured: Cell produces hydrogen, but achemical placed in the cell turns the hydrogen to waterwhich is harmless. Polarization delayed: Cell has very large…
