. Electric railway journal . opened for oiling or inspection by improperlyfitting covers and weak or broken cover springs. In an endeavor to overcome some of the difficulties ofkeeping waste properly saturated, the Railway Improve-ment Company, New York, has placed a new vacuumoiler on the market. This consists of a cylindrical steelreservoir, which can be mounted on the top of the bear-ing housing. By welding the oiler to the cover, both the cover and oil chamber can be held firmly in positionby use of an anchor-bolt bolted to the housing. Ananchor-bolt bushing passes entirely through the oil
. Electric railway journal . opened for oiling or inspection by improperlyfitting covers and weak or broken cover springs. In an endeavor to overcome some of the difficulties ofkeeping waste properly saturated, the Railway Improve-ment Company, New York, has placed a new vacuumoiler on the market. This consists of a cylindrical steelreservoir, which can be mounted on the top of the bear-ing housing. By welding the oiler to the cover, both the cover and oil chamber can be held firmly in positionby use of an anchor-bolt bolted to the housing. Ananchor-bolt bushing passes entirely through the oilchamber so that the assembled oiler and cover can beslipped over the anchor bolt and fastened by means ofa nut and lock washer. The top of the reservoir also-contains a removable filler plug and a control tube. Afeeder tube extends from the inside of the control tubethrough the housing cover with its lower end just abovethe level of the waste packing. The lower end of thisfeeder tube is closed with a felt plug through which. Construction op Vacuum Oiler passes a feeder wick, composed of special wool the feeder tube this wick passes through a wireloop and then down the control tube to the bottom ofthe reservoir. The rate of oil feed necessary will vary with differenttypes of motors, the character of the service, the qual-ity of the oil used, the packing waste, the viscosity ofthe oil and the bearing clearances. Different rates offeed are provided in the oiler by varying the height ofthe upper end of the wick. To provide for this, thefeeder wire has three loops through which the wickcan be passed, and thus the capillary lift is increasedor decreased to meet the conditions. Two capacities of oilers are being furnished. Thetype D oiler is suitable for motors up to and including60 hp. It consists of a steel reservoir 3 in. in diameterand 10 in. long with a capacity of 8 gills. For motorsabove 60 hp., the type DD oiler, having a 31-in. x and a capacity of
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