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 1467
team Engineering cuit, polarization delayed type. They give a pressure of1.5 volts and have a resistance of 1 to 2 ohms. Two ofthem are shown in Fig. 678. The carbon element is made with as large a surface aspossible. Carbon and charcoal have a remarkable powerof absorbing gases. A cubic inch of… … Fig. 679carbon cylinder cell with depolarizer The action of the cell dissolves the zinc, forming zincchloride, which dissolves in the water. A little ammoniaand hydrogen gases are set free. The ammonia is dis-solved by the water and the hydrogen absorbed by thecarbon. In time the carbon gets soaked…
