Electrical news and engineering . Wooden Rack, Supporting High Tension Wires lytic arresters is installed within the station just below theline entrances. The main lines also carry choke-coils. Thecurrent then passes through oil-switches to three single-phase, 75 kw. transformers; these are delta connected onboth sides. Before reaching the main transformers themain lines energize two small transformers which operatean overload relay for opening the oil-switches in case ofline surges, .short circuits, etc. The switchboard is a three-panel blue Vermont marble type, supplied with ammeters,voltmet
Electrical news and engineering . Wooden Rack, Supporting High Tension Wires lytic arresters is installed within the station just below theline entrances. The main lines also carry choke-coils. Thecurrent then passes through oil-switches to three single-phase, 75 kw. transformers; these are delta connected onboth sides. Before reaching the main transformers themain lines energize two small transformers which operatean overload relay for opening the oil-switches in case ofline surges, .short circuits, etc. The switchboard is a three-panel blue Vermont marble type, supplied with ammeters,voltmeters, power factor meter, integrating wattmeter anda recording wattmeter. Four three-wire. 2,200 volt distributinglines pass out of the station to serve different sections ofthe town with light and power. The accompanying photographs will give a fair idea. Choke Coils and Lightning Arresters. of the arrangement of the apparatus in the sul) and neat construction obtain to a marked de-gree. The transformers are Packard manufacture; iho ar-resters, oil-switches, switchboard and auxiliary apparatusare Wcstinghouse. The Street Lighting. Tungsten lainiis only, arc used on the streets, 60-wattsize. The mode of suspension is somewhat unusual, as maybe seen from the photographs shown herewith. The brack-ets are placed at an angle of 15 degrees to and above thehorizontal, so that the lamp points out at an angle of 15degrees to the vertical, giving the roadway the advantageof this extra illumination. The reflectors used are slightlyconvex so that the sidewalks are properly cared for. Alongthe more outlying streets of the town these lamps areplaced on one side of the street only and about 200 feetapart; one the main thoroughfare they are 100 feelapart, and in the central portion of the town and aroundthe main corner, two lamps a
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