. The Street railway journal . eveled, split cones, twocompression nuts and a nipple, the latter having a centerof larger diameter than the nuts. The method of makingup the connectors is as follows: The two parts of theinsulating cover are separated by unscrewing and one piece isslipped over each end of the wire, care being taken to have thethreaded ends toward the end of the wire. The cable is thenthoroughly cleaned of insulation a little longer than the lengthof the nut. The nut is then backed off two or three turns andthe wire inserted, after which the nut is tightly screwed backin place. A
. The Street railway journal . eveled, split cones, twocompression nuts and a nipple, the latter having a centerof larger diameter than the nuts. The method of makingup the connectors is as follows: The two parts of theinsulating cover are separated by unscrewing and one piece isslipped over each end of the wire, care being taken to have thethreaded ends toward the end of the wire. The cable is thenthoroughly cleaned of insulation a little longer than the lengthof the nut. The nut is then backed off two or three turns andthe wire inserted, after which the nut is tightly screwed backin place. After proceeding in the same manner with the otherend of the cable, the insulating cover is brought down over theconnector and tightly screwed together, so that there is nodanger of its becoming loose. The insulating cover is madeof a composition which is a perfect insulator, not readilybroken, and is impervious to dampness or oil. The joint hasjust been put on the market and is receiving much favorablecommendation. ■ ♦♦+. CONNECTOR FOR MOTOR LEADS SINGLE-PHASE LOCOMOTIVES FOR THE SARNIA TUNNEL The important announcement was made Jan. 8 that the Tunnel Company, which is a subsidiary company of theGrand Trunk Railway system, had awarded a contract to theWestinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company for a com-plete electrical installation to operate freight and passengertrains through the tunnel under the St. Clair River, which con-nects the American and Canadian divisions of the Grand TrunkRailway system. The plans and specifications were prepared by Bion , of Chicago, whose pioneer work in single-phase alter-nating-current traction is known to all engineers. The workof installation will be conducted under Mr. Arnolds super-vision. The equipment includes a complete power station, containingboilers, stokers, coal and ash-handling machinery, feed-pumps,feed-water heaters, condensers, water supply, fire protectionand heating systems, piping, electric crane, st
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