. Electric railway journal . ion five%-in. x 3-in. angles are placed back to back across thetop. The crane is motor-operated, the platform being sup-ported at the base of the drum by two 6-in. channels onthe outside, and two beams of the same size channelplaced back to back lengthwise in the center of theplatform and cross braced with angles. The floor ofthe platform is made of ^-in. steel plate. The distancefrom the bottom of the crane-motor platform to thecar floor is 17 in. The motor, which is a 10-hp. OtisElevator, compound-wound, direct-current machine, han-dled by an old K-10 controller,
. Electric railway journal . ion five%-in. x 3-in. angles are placed back to back across thetop. The crane is motor-operated, the platform being sup-ported at the base of the drum by two 6-in. channels onthe outside, and two beams of the same size channelplaced back to back lengthwise in the center of theplatform and cross braced with angles. The floor ofthe platform is made of ^-in. steel plate. The distancefrom the bottom of the crane-motor platform to thecar floor is 17 in. The motor, which is a 10-hp. OtisElevator, compound-wound, direct-current machine, han-dled by an old K-10 controller, is placed in a horizontalposition, and power is transmitted through bevel gearsto a vertical shaft with a pinion which engages a largeband gear encircling the lower part of the drum. Magnetic Separator for Shop Use For the benefit of the readers of the Electric Rail-way Journal who might like to duplicate the magneticseparator, described in the issue for Feb. 23, 1918, page377, used in the New York Railways shops, Syracuse,. Y_ Bottom ofChute linedwith SheetZinc Wedge-shapedBlock placedin Center ofChuta underMagnet 334xl% Pieces 1 T <7kM PIG. 2- -DENVER TRAMWAY CRANE CAR HANDLINGHEAVY SPECIAL, WORK MAGNETIC SEPARATOR FOR USE IN SEPARATING SCREWSAND FILINGS N. Y., F. L. Hinman, master mechanic, was asked tomake up a dimension drawing of the device. He hasdone so and the drawing is reproduced herewith. For convenience in construction standard contactorcoils can be used in making the separator, as was doneat Syracuse. April 20, 1918 Electric Railway Journal 77-3
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