. The Street railway journal . e economy of operation will not be materially af-fected by the use of the booster—certainly not reduced. In view of the above, since the total k. w. output of astation is not increased by boosting, it follows that thetotal cost of machinery required to handle that output willbe about the same in either case, assuming a proper mar-gin for momentary fluctuation, provided the plant is prop-erly proportioned to the work to be done. The questionof interest on first cost is thus practically eliminated. This March, STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. proper proportioning is
. The Street railway journal . e economy of operation will not be materially af-fected by the use of the booster—certainly not reduced. In view of the above, since the total k. w. output of astation is not increased by boosting, it follows that thetotal cost of machinery required to handle that output willbe about the same in either case, assuming a proper mar-gin for momentary fluctuation, provided the plant is prop-erly proportioned to the work to be done. The questionof interest on first cost is thus practically eliminated. This March, STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. proper proportioning is greatly facilitated by the use ofthe convertible booster-generator, which gives great flexi-bility to the plant. But the usual question asked in this connection iswhether it is more economical to boost than to put upmore copper. This, in fact, involves two wholly inde-pendent questions. The first, Is it economical to boost?I have endeavored to answer above. The second, Is iteconomical to put up more copper? is to be answered. HEARSE NO. 1.— PRICE OF SERVICE $140.
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