. The Street railway journal . Street Railway Joumal, SECTION OF CONDUIT DIAGRAM OF ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROLLER If the contact closer fitted to the car now passes through theconduit between the rollers, 5 and 8a, the rack, 4, is forced intothe box, 1, and this imparts a circular motion to the bar, 3, whichin turn causes the disc, 9, to revolve, bringing the contacts, 10 and11, and the counter contacts, 13 and 14, respectively, contact, 14, is joined to the feeder cable, 16, while from 13 thecurrent is led to the contact studs in the center of the track fromwhich the current is t
. The Street railway journal . Street Railway Joumal, SECTION OF CONDUIT DIAGRAM OF ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROLLER If the contact closer fitted to the car now passes through theconduit between the rollers, 5 and 8a, the rack, 4, is forced intothe box, 1, and this imparts a circular motion to the bar, 3, whichin turn causes the disc, 9, to revolve, bringing the contacts, 10 and11, and the counter contacts, 13 and 14, respectively, contact, 14, is joined to the feeder cable, 16, while from 13 thecurrent is led to the contact studs in the center of the track fromwhich the current is taken up by the motor car in the manner de-scribed above. As soon as the contact closer passes theroller, 5, this is set free, and the rack, 4, is pressed back to itsoriginal position by means of the spring, 6, which is reinforcedby the spiral spring, 21, fitted in the cover, 2, on a pin, 20, of thedisc, 9. Instead of the springs counterweights could be used. Improvements in Electric Brakes The General Electric Company has made
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