. The Street railway journal . e gear andpinion. The motor itself is completely enclosed. Hinged doorsand removable covers give access to the commutators andbrushes. The accessibility of the parts of the motor forrepairs may be seen from one of the illustrations which showsthe top portion of the motor casing and on? of the fieldsremoved. To remove an armature it is necessary only toremove this top portion of the motor casing, together with thebearing caps at either end of the armature shaft. The illus-tration referred to also shows the liberal size of the brushholder insulators. The grounding


. The Street railway journal . e gear andpinion. The motor itself is completely enclosed. Hinged doorsand removable covers give access to the commutators andbrushes. The accessibility of the parts of the motor forrepairs may be seen from one of the illustrations which showsthe top portion of the motor casing and on? of the fieldsremoved. To remove an armature it is necessary only toremove this top portion of the motor casing, together with thebearing caps at either end of the armature shaft. The illus-tration referred to also shows the liberal size of the brushholder insulators. The grounding of brush holders of com-pressor motors through the accumulation of oil and dust onthe brush holder insulators has heretofore been a source of The lower half of the motor magnet frame, the housingsfor the armature bearings and the cover for the top half ofthe gear are all formed by one steel casting. This designassures of all parts being kept in perfect alignment. Thedesign of the base of the motor and of the crank case permits.


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