Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers .. (1905)
Swingle, C. F. [from old catalog], Horstmann, Henry Charles, 1858- [from old catalog], Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 289
f the governorshould work with as little friction as possible. Goodoil and enough of it should be used. Particular atten-tion should be paid to the dash pot connected with thegovernor, the object of which is to regulate the varia-tions of the governor and prevent a jerky movement.It often happens,… … PICKERING HORI-ZONTAL GOVERNOR ENGTNE OPERATION 277 It is a good plan sometimes to take the dash pot pis-ton out, and putting it in a lathe, reduce its diameterslightly, and also round off the sharp edges. The oilused in the dash pot should not be allowed to becomegummy by being used too long…
