. The street railway review . or axle, hinged on top and secured together by joints are made watertight and the bearings areprovided with leather cups for the same purpose, which motor, as it is more efficient electric-ally, and mechanically much superiorto the gramme or disc armatures. Noextra care being required to preventlateral motion, which, in a disc arma-ture, is a constant source of sudden stops and reversals of thecars have a tendency also to loosenthe spiders which are essential to tiieconstruction of both the gramme anddisc types. Special attention has beengiven
. The street railway review . or axle, hinged on top and secured together by joints are made watertight and the bearings areprovided with leather cups for the same purpose, which motor, as it is more efficient electric-ally, and mechanically much superiorto the gramme or disc armatures. Noextra care being required to preventlateral motion, which, in a disc arma-ture, is a constant source of sudden stops and reversals of thecars have a tendency also to loosenthe spiders which are essential to tiieconstruction of both the gramme anddisc types. Special attention has beengiven to the design of a commutator ofgreat solidit} and durabilit^•. It issecurely fastened to the shaft, andconnections with the armature are made bv short,heavy wires which will overcome the trouble whichhas been experienced from broken connections. The 43 hnisli-linkicT, \\ liicli is rii;icll\ tasttiinl to tlii m;iif|R-lframe is of wr\ simple design, well insulated and easihaccessible In openings provided with water-tight li
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