. The street railway review . /^\^^ RUPTURE. ■PATH OFDISCMflRdE ranks as a eommorcial benefactor, the necessity of thelif^htnitiL; arrester liecanie still more apparent, but at thisjuncture another serious question was to be grappledwith; that of affordiuLj a good patli for the dischargeand still prohibiting the permanent establishment of anarc across the air space over which the hadpassed. To accomplish this end various principles wereintroduced, but a type which predominated for some-time was the simple air gap in conjimction with somefusible metal in series. When the damo current
. The street railway review . /^\^^ RUPTURE. ■PATH OFDISCMflRdE ranks as a eommorcial benefactor, the necessity of thelif^htnitiL; arrester liecanie still more apparent, but at thisjuncture another serious question was to be grappledwith; that of affordiuLj a good patli for the dischargeand still prohibiting the permanent establishment of anarc across the air space over which the hadpassed. To accomplish this end various principles wereintroduced, but a type which predominated for some-time was the simple air gap in conjimction with somefusible metal in series. When the damo currentwould bridge the air gap the abnormal How would causethe blowing of the fuse, thus reliexing the strain of shortcircuit on the generator. The apparatus in circuit beingthe only conmumication between the two sides or the line, under the extremestress of the chargesomething must giveaway. The weakestplace of course will beI I L the first of exit. At such a time as the break-^rscHflwTf y rfown of the differ-ence and restoration toequilibri
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