. Electric railway gazette . s down the current to its normalvalue. It is, however, rare that the fuse fails to blow in suchcases. The brushes usually spark very badly, and theaverage motorman has doubtless found that the wholereversal takes place with much more commotion in themotor box than this description of it would indicate.( To be continued. ) Electric Brake. An electrically operated braking mechanism for electriccars has recently been patented by W. B. Porter, ofSchenectady, N. Y., who has assigned the patent to theGeneral Electric Company. The braking apparatus isdesigned to be operat
. Electric railway gazette . s down the current to its normalvalue. It is, however, rare that the fuse fails to blow in suchcases. The brushes usually spark very badly, and theaverage motorman has doubtless found that the wholereversal takes place with much more commotion in themotor box than this description of it would indicate.( To be continued. ) Electric Brake. An electrically operated braking mechanism for electriccars has recently been patented by W. B. Porter, ofSchenectady, N. Y., who has assigned the patent to theGeneral Electric Company. The braking apparatus isdesigned to be operated by the current from the motorswhen they have been reversed and act as generators, as aresult of the momentum of the car. The controller consistsof three cylinders, a controlling cylinder for the motorswhen operating as motors, a brake cylinder or controllerfor the motors when reversed and operating as generators,and a receiving C3linder or switch. These three cylindersare provided with separate handles and an interlocking.
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