Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . JH the telephones of all the stations. The special form of telephone em-ployed is shown in Fig. 140, while Fig. 141 is a conventional diagramof the electrical connections of the stations in circuit. 272 Concerning the value of the apparatus, different opinions were en-countered. Lieutenant-Colonel Webber thinks the Tyler sounder a toyTand states that the contacts are very apt to foul, while Major Sir Ar-thur Mackworth experienced no fault in its working in the field, andfound its behavior satisfactory even when sen
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . JH the telephones of all the stations. The special form of telephone em-ployed is shown in Fig. 140, while Fig. 141 is a conventional diagramof the electrical connections of the stations in circuit. 272 Concerning the value of the apparatus, different opinions were en-countered. Lieutenant-Colonel Webber thinks the Tyler sounder a toyTand states that the contacts are very apt to foul, while Major Sir Ar-thur Mackworth experienced no fault in its working in the field, andfound its behavior satisfactory even when sending messages over aleaky cable. The batteries that entered into the outfit of C troop were smallLeclanche elements in square vulcanite jars, ten in a box, and coupledin series. They were all ready for use, except that water had to beadded through a plugged hole when needed. The tops of the cellswere sealed with a bituminous composition, which in the hot climateof Egypt melted aud Hooded the batteries, rendering many of them use-less. The Leclanche element is not adapted to
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