Valve setting: simple methods of setting the plain slide valve. Meyer cut-off. Corliss. and poppet types (1908)
Collins, Hubert Edwin, 1872- · New York [etc.] Hill publishing company · leaf 91
ight and left rod connect-ing ■ the two steam levers until the proper clearance is obtained on thehead end. Now have the eccentric turned around on the shaft and see that bothvalves are alternately raised an equal distance, which will be the case ifthe adjustments have been properly made. Place the… … FIG. 81. THE BROWN ENGINE 81 in* the direction in which the engine is to run until the valve opens theports the amount of the lead, which should not exceed -^ in., unless it ispositively known that the engine will run better with more lead. Havethe eccentric fixed to the shaft at this point. The…
Steam-engines
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