. The Street railway journal . SECTION OF AIR-COMPRESSOR GOVERNOR DETAILS OF COMPRESSOR GOVERNOR with the absence of valves of any sort, insures the utmost re-liability of operation. The compact arrangement of the governor permits its in-stallation in small space directly on the bottom of the car. Itis 5% ins. wide, g% ins. long and 10 3-16 ins. deep. If in-stalled for stationary use, it may be placed in any desired posi-tion. A tightly fitting cover protects the operating parts, con-tacts and adjustments from dust, dirt and mechanical cover also serves to exclude snow, brake-shoe
. The Street railway journal . SECTION OF AIR-COMPRESSOR GOVERNOR DETAILS OF COMPRESSOR GOVERNOR with the absence of valves of any sort, insures the utmost re-liability of operation. The compact arrangement of the governor permits its in-stallation in small space directly on the bottom of the car. Itis 5% ins. wide, g% ins. long and 10 3-16 ins. deep. If in-stalled for stationary use, it may be placed in any desired posi-tion. A tightly fitting cover protects the operating parts, con-tacts and adjustments from dust, dirt and mechanical cover also serves to exclude snow, brake-shoe dust andwheel wash, permitting the use of the governor without anyenclosing box. Adjusting screws are provided for accurate plates of a highly refractory material. This material has theproperty of resisting the action of the electric arc to a greaterdegree than any other similar compound. In series with thiscircuit is the blow-out coil O, which produces the magneticfield which extinguishes the arc when the circuit is
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