. Electrical world. undations. Inside theswitchboard bay measures ft. wide and 26 ft. long at the floorlevel, and the lowest point on the inside of its slanting roof is above the floor. The switchboard sets in this bay so that its faceis nearly in line with the inside surface of the main wall of thegenerator room, and this location leaves ample room for access tothe rear of the board, which is reached through a door at one the switchboard and running its entire length is a trench inthe concrete floor 10 in. wide and 12 in. deep, where the conduitscarrying cables from th
. Electrical world. undations. Inside theswitchboard bay measures ft. wide and 26 ft. long at the floorlevel, and the lowest point on the inside of its slanting roof is above the floor. The switchboard sets in this bay so that its faceis nearly in line with the inside surface of the main wall of thegenerator room, and this location leaves ample room for access tothe rear of the board, which is reached through a door at one the switchboard and running its entire length is a trench inthe concrete floor 10 in. wide and 12 in. deep, where the conduitscarrying cables from the generators and exciters terminate. In theside wall of the switchboard bay at an elevation above the top of theboard a row of slate slabs are set in the brickwork, and these slabsare pierced by circular openings through which the bare conductorspass that transmit the energy of the water power plant to the sub-station in Manchester, 14 miles away. -?\s matters stood at Garvins Falls early in 1903, before construc-. FIG. 8—RACK AND F0UND.\TI0N FOR ADDITION TO GA;< SFALLS POWER STATION. tion on the extension of the power plant was started, it was neces-sary to discontinue the operation of the station altogether, while thenew canal and the foundation for the addition to the station werebeing built. The 1,300 kw of generator capacity in the incompletestation could be shut down with the least loss during the summermonths, and the general contract for the new dam, canal and exten-sion of the power station was accordingly closed on June 5, 1903,with the provision that the new canal, station foundations and the ELECTRICAL WORLD and ENGINEER. Vol. XLIII, No. 22 deepening of the tail race were to be first completed. This planhas been carried out, water was let into the new canal in Novemberof the present year, and the older portion of the power station withits two 650-kw generators is now in regular operation. It remainsto complete the new dam and the addition to the station abo
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