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 494
wires and also the dynamos.These fuses consist of an alloy which melts at a com- ELECTRICITY FOR ENGINEERS 75 paratively low temperature. If, for instance, a short,circuit occurs in any line, the current will suddenlybecome very great and will generate considerable heat.This heat will cause the… … cr oh6 <t < i 6 JJJIII Switches § 9r | ? g_? FIGURE 40. damage and perhaps fires. The fuses should alwaysbe chosen of such a size that they will melt before thecurrent rises enough to do any damage. Operation of Constant Current Dynamos. Constant cur-rent dynamos differ from constant…
