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 475
ing is leftso that there is more or less side motion, which, whenthe armature is running, causes a constant changing ofthe position of the brushes and commutator. 56 ELECTRICITY FOR ENGINEERS Whatever style of brush is used, the commutatorshould be kept clean and allowed to polish or glazeitself… … figure 28. running is best for the purpose of preventing the com-mutator from cutting. Should the commutatorbecome rough, it should be smoothed with sandpaper,never using emery cloth, because emery cloth is con-ductor of electricity, and the particles of emery areliable to lodge themselves between…