Category: History - Other
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The Edison meters are based on the electrolytic action of a small fraction of the current which passes through the meter. They are cells, with rectangular zinc plates immersed i...
2. Part 2The lines, 2 and 2 A show the constant work at the same two periods of the year from which the diagrams are taken. The constant work at the end of December will be found to amou...
1. Part 1Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text...
7. Part 7Apart from the unsightly appearance of overhead wires, there are many reasons why any extended system of supply of electricity should be carried out by underground cables. It is...
3. Part 3The Eastbourne station is also on the transformer system. An alternating current dynamo, by Ellwell Parker, maintains a pressure in the primary circuit of 2000 volts, which is r...
5. Part 5The Kensington Court installation has been previously quoted as an example of what promises to be one of the most successful methods of distributing a constant supply of electri...
6. Part 6One of the first methods of distribution over large areas proposed was by means of motors and dynamos combined. For instance, suppose, in order to keep down the size of the lead...
11. Part 11=_Economy in Prime Outlay._=—The proportion of Engine Power in use to the power required for maximum supply is only about _one- third_, while any system, if running direct, requ...
8. Part 8_Cathode._—The negative pole of a battery; the wire or plate connected with the zinc or positive element of the battery. The object on which a metallic deposit is to be formed....
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