. Railway age . Fig. 1—Battery Floor: Kings Bridge Substation. willing to guarantee them for 10 years, provided the temperaturewius maintained at 70 deg. F. This neiessitated a healing plant forcold weather and a means of cooling in warm weather, as well asproper ventilation at all times. In charging the batteries, destructive acid fumes are thrown off,wliich precluded the possibility of heating by direct radiation, asthe fumes would attack and destroy the radiators and pipe blower system was therefore adopted. The heating i)iant couldthus be placed In a detached building, and the ai
. Railway age . Fig. 1—Battery Floor: Kings Bridge Substation. willing to guarantee them for 10 years, provided the temperaturewius maintained at 70 deg. F. This neiessitated a healing plant forcold weather and a means of cooling in warm weather, as well asproper ventilation at all times. In charging the batteries, destructive acid fumes are thrown off,wliich precluded the possibility of heating by direct radiation, asthe fumes would attack and destroy the radiators and pipe blower system was therefore adopted. The heating i)iant couldthus be placed In a detached building, and the air ducts to the bat-tery building are protected against the corrosive action of the acidfumes. So far Ave stations have been equipped. The battery room, bus-bar chambers, corridors, stair halls, controller chambers, etc., arethe i)ortions heated and ventilated. The method used for heatingand ventilating the Kings Bridge sub-station is typical of all sta-tions. The air is circiilaliil llninii;li a .sectional |ii
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