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Figs. 15 and 16.—Showing Siemens’ Alternate Current Dynamo, with its Excitor. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

Fig. 15 shows the only form of alternator that has been used on board ship [as of 1892]. It is of the Siemens pattern; having, as already explained, a double crown of short field-magnets with the sta [...]

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Fig. 17.—Showing Old Type of Gramme Continuous Current Dynamo. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

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Fig. 27.—Switchboard. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Figs. 27 and 28 show switchboards suitable for use on board ship. Fig. 27 shows the usual arrangement of circuits on board a “tramp.” It will be understood, of course, that there should be an ampère [...]

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Fig. 60.—Bulkhead Fitting for Lighting two Cabins with one Lamp. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 60 shows another form of bulkhead fitting designed to economise lamps. As will be understood, it is fixed in a hole cut in the bulkhead to receive it, say between two cabins, the flange shown be [...]

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Fig. 61.—Guarded Portable Lamp Fitting. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 61. shows a portable guarded fitting intended for portable lamps, for holds, etc. A flexible cable is attached to it and a switch placed at the point of conection.” (p. 152) The illustration is [...]

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Fig. 62.—Reading-Table Lamp. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 62 shows a reading-table lamp, with silk shade. The lamp is fed by a flexible cord.” (p. 152)

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Fig. 69.—Showing Internal View of Tumbler Switch. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Figs. 69 and 70 are inside and outside of the tumbler switch. The base of this switch is sometimes slate and sometimes porcelain. In larger switches, the “chopper” switch, which corresponds to the t [...]

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Fig. 70.—Tumbler Switch. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“The weak points of this switch would appear to be: – The small handle, which, it will be noticed, is not easy to catch hold of; The possibility of the spring which throws the contact bar “Off” losin [...]

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Fig. 72.—Author’s Main Switch—Bent Spring Pattern. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Figs. 72 and 75 show the author’s form of large switch.”

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Fig. 73.—English Shopper Switch Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

Another design of electrical switch from 1892.

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Added: 2007-04-16

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Fig. 95.—Showing Edison-Swan Ampère Meter. Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 95 shows an outside view of an ampère meter made by the Edison-Swan Co.” (p. 220) The units for measuring electric current today are called amperes, or amps, and a device for measuring current i [...]

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Added: 2008-07-26

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