. Notes on torpedoes, offensive and defensive. teak top (I,) supportedon the wooden case (a,) and separated from it by a vulcan-ized India-rubber ring (m.) It is thus easily seen how anyblow on the top would be transmitted to the metal cylinder(/«.) The interior of the brass cylinder (d) is kept water-tight by means of a vulcanized India-rubber collar (;i,) shownin black in section, connecting it with a ring projecting fromthe metal bar (k.) A couple of metal screws (o o) are madeto fit on a screw tapped on to the upper portion of the metalbar (A-,) and, by means of a spanner, these may be scr
. Notes on torpedoes, offensive and defensive. teak top (I,) supportedon the wooden case (a,) and separated from it by a vulcan-ized India-rubber ring (m.) It is thus easily seen how anyblow on the top would be transmitted to the metal cylinder(/«.) The interior of the brass cylinder (d) is kept water-tight by means of a vulcanized India-rubber collar (;i,) shownin black in section, connecting it with a ring projecting fromthe metal bar (k.) A couple of metal screws (o o) are madeto fit on a screw tapped on to the upper portion of the metalbar (A-,) and, by means of a spanner, these may be screweddown so as to firmly connect the top of the arrangementwith the wooden top (I.) One of the insulated conductingwires (e,) having been carried in through the metal tube(7i,) is soldered on to a copper ring (p) incircling the bar (A-,) Abelcloser. 202 but insulated therefrom. The insulated conductiiig-wire(/) is passed through a hole in the tube (h,) and its baredextremity is attached to a binding-screw (q) in connection 7 fe0 Fig. 85. r^\. o^ LJ
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