. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—CONTROLLER—STEEL MOTOR CO. fourth order for the Allentovvn & LehighValley Traction Company. The companyis now working on 120 motors for theNassau Electric Company, of Brooklyn,N. Y., as well as on a number of smallerorders for different parts of the country. FIG. 1.—MOTOR—STEEL MOTOR CO. in the controller), either motor can be cut out inan instant, and without leaving the platform. In addition to the regular disks separating thecontacts, vulcabeston guards are inserted betweenthem, effectually preventing an arc from guards are hinged at the
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—CONTROLLER—STEEL MOTOR CO. fourth order for the Allentovvn & LehighValley Traction Company. The companyis now working on 120 motors for theNassau Electric Company, of Brooklyn,N. Y., as well as on a number of smallerorders for different parts of the country. FIG. 1.—MOTOR—STEEL MOTOR CO. in the controller), either motor can be cut out inan instant, and without leaving the platform. In addition to the regular disks separating thecontacts, vulcabeston guards are inserted betweenthem, effectually preventing an arc from guards are hinged at the side of the con-troller, so as to be readily thrown back when thejacket is opened. The resistance coil used in start-ing the car gradually is simple in construction, en-tirely protected from water, and practically inde-structible in ordinary service. A unique feature ofthis equipment is the substitution of a very simpleand inexpensive device for the cutting out of theloop in the field when the highest speed is desi
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