. Railway Times . ability mechanism consists of two gyroscopic wheels wlmh rot,i,le a1 revolutions per minute in opposite directions. The wheels are enclosed in air-exhausted . i then axe I rotation being horizontal, whilst their axes of i are vertical. The shafts ol the wheels are can led at their outer ends m white metal bearings so constructed Underframe of Vehicle. that iioi ily of oil which ibh i .1 mall fountain Icr a glass di forced by means oi the rotai ion ol i he ihafts, without any pump 10 get out oi order, throughoutthe length ol tin bearing and upwards lie iling coils to .1
. Railway Times . ability mechanism consists of two gyroscopic wheels wlmh rot,i,le a1 revolutions per minute in opposite directions. The wheels are enclosed in air-exhausted . i then axe I rotation being horizontal, whilst their axes of i are vertical. The shafts ol the wheels are can led at their outer ends m white metal bearings so constructed Underframe of Vehicle. that iioi ily of oil which ibh i .1 mall fountain Icr a glass di forced by means oi the rotai ion ol i he ihafts, without any pump 10 get out oi order, throughoutthe length ol tin bearing and upwards lie iling coils to .1 1 1 in, .1 supple ol lulu K ant [oi cveral month. [his qui lion ol lubrication, which is ol vital importance to the success of the scheme, was the main reasonfoi 1 ilai ing the axes of the wheels horizontal instead of vertical,as by doing so footstep bearings were unnecessary. In orderto avoid lengthy experiments it was considered advisable touse bearing- oi tins type rather than those of the ball or roller.
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