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 490
is horizontal the bar or The Indicator 477 pendulum is to be pivoted at a fixed point directly above, andin line with the side of the crosshead, as that is generallythe most convenient point of attachment. The pivot canbe fixed to a permanent standard bolted to the frame ofthe engine, or it may be… … Fig. 171 nection with the crosshead is best accomplished by meansof a short bar or link. A convenient length for this bar isone-half the stroke of the engine. To locate the correctpoint for the pivot, assuming the length of the short barto be one-half the length of the stroke, proceed as…
