. Electric railway journal . ced by too rapid accelera-tion or through faulty handling of cars, should be avoided. Overspeeding. whether on the level or down grades, should beavoided. All detail parts of the armature, as well as the completedarmature, should be in balance. Placing a steel wire band on the bottom leads before connectingthe top leads has been tried, with but little success. The armature bearing should be kept tight in the housings andrenewed when worn to the allowable limit. The bearing housings should be kept tight in the motor frame. The axle bearings should be kept tight in t
. Electric railway journal . ced by too rapid accelera-tion or through faulty handling of cars, should be avoided. Overspeeding. whether on the level or down grades, should beavoided. All detail parts of the armature, as well as the completedarmature, should be in balance. Placing a steel wire band on the bottom leads before connectingthe top leads has been tried, with but little success. The armature bearing should be kept tight in the housings andrenewed when worn to the allowable limit. The bearing housings should be kept tight in the motor frame. The axle bearings should be kept tight in their seats andremoved when worn. The axle cap bolts should be kept drawn up tightly and defec-tive caps should be removed. The gear case bolts should be kept tight and broken gear casesreplaced. Gears and pinions when badly worn, out of mesh or bottomingshould be replaced by new ones, preferably of the helical type. Tracks, special work and roadbed should be kept in good condition. April 17, 1920 Electric Railway Journal 815. Shop, Track, Powerand Line These Articles and Ideas Are From Men on the Job Who Find Special Applications and New Methods an Incentive for Greater Effort — If You Have Something Good Pass It Along
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