. Electric railway gazette . 1. The trolley—may be off. 2. The overhead platform switch—may be open. 3. Sometimes the rear overhead platform switch is inseries with the front one and—may be open. 4. The controller may have its trolley terminal dis-connected or broken, or its contact may fail to workproperly. 5. The fuse may be blown. 6. The brush or brushes may have jarred loose andfallen out or may be broken. 7. A connection on the motor or under the car mayhave jarred loose. 8. There may be a broken or burned wire in the carwiring, or the motor itself. 9. The ground may be poor. Causes 1 to
. Electric railway gazette . 1. The trolley—may be off. 2. The overhead platform switch—may be open. 3. Sometimes the rear overhead platform switch is inseries with the front one and—may be open. 4. The controller may have its trolley terminal dis-connected or broken, or its contact may fail to workproperly. 5. The fuse may be blown. 6. The brush or brushes may have jarred loose andfallen out or may be broken. 7. A connection on the motor or under the car mayhave jarred loose. 8. There may be a broken or burned wire in the carwiring, or the motor itself. 9. The ground may be poor. Causes 1 to 7 require mere inspection. Cause 8 shouldonly be assumed after all other remedies have been ap-. FIG. 48. plied. Cause 9 is really the only one that may be puz-zling. The motorman or conductor usually knowsenough to turn on the lamp circuit to see if the poweris forthcoming at the station. If such is the case the 120 ELECTRIC RAILWAY GAZETTE. Vol. XIII. No. §. lamps will almost invariably light up. However, it iswell to be sure the lamp circuit is in order before as-suming- the indications to be proof positive that thetrolley wire is dead. Often the lamps will light up andstill the motor will fail to start when everything- is inapparent good order. If such is the case attach a wireto the car truck and carry it forward to the rail in front,or to the rear rail, and make a good firm contact betweenthe rail and the wire. On throwing on the controllerthe difficulty will usually disappear.
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