. The Street railway journal . 1250-H. P. DIRECT-CONNECTED ENGINE AND GENERATOR. FOUNDATION FOR ENGINE AND GENERATOR UNDERCONSTRUCTION to a 800-kw. General Electric generator. An extensiveseries of tests, which has been conducted by the company,has disclosed but very little difference between the econ-omy of the two types of machines. If anything, the largeengine is slightly more economical, but only when runningat full load, and this condition can best be assured, ofcourse, by cutting in and out the small machines. Part ofthis difference can also be accounted for by the fact thatthe high-spee
. The Street railway journal . 1250-H. P. DIRECT-CONNECTED ENGINE AND GENERATOR. FOUNDATION FOR ENGINE AND GENERATOR UNDERCONSTRUCTION to a 800-kw. General Electric generator. An extensiveseries of tests, which has been conducted by the company,has disclosed but very little difference between the econ-omy of the two types of machines. If anything, the largeengine is slightly more economical, but only when runningat full load, and this condition can best be assured, ofcourse, by cutting in and out the small machines. Part ofthis difference can also be accounted for by the fact thatthe high-speed engines are belted to their generators, whilethe slow-speed engine is direct connected. The manage-ment speaks in the highest terms of both types of engine. In installing the Corliss engine the question of founda-tions became an important one, from the fact that the CONDENSER PIT penetrates. There are no piles or similar contrivancesunder the foundation, and its stability depends entirelyupon the weight being properly distributed over the re-quired area. The engine foundati
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