. Electrical news and engineering . Fig. 9. to a sufficient height, or the expedient exhibited in is adopted. Here the wing W, W are removed andan aluminum wire runs up from the receiver to the wire has the power of picking up the waves andsending on the disturbance to the receiving tube, andthus producing the signal. Using these two instruments, excellent signals havebeen transmitted between Penarth and Brean Down,. near Weston-super-Mare, across the Bristol Channel, adistance of nearly nine miles. Marconi found that his receiver responded even whenenclosed in a perfectly tig
. Electrical news and engineering . Fig. 9. to a sufficient height, or the expedient exhibited in is adopted. Here the wing W, W are removed andan aluminum wire runs up from the receiver to the wire has the power of picking up the waves andsending on the disturbance to the receiving tube, andthus producing the signal. Using these two instruments, excellent signals havebeen transmitted between Penarth and Brean Down,. near Weston-super-Mare, across the Bristol Channel, adistance of nearly nine miles. Marconi found that his receiver responded even whenenclosed in a perfectly tight metallic box, and this facthas given rise to the rumor that he could blow up anironclad. The difficulty which might be experienced inputting such an apparatus into the powder magazine ofan enemys ship seems to have been entirely ignored.—Methodist Magazine and Review. ONTARIO LIGHTING PLANTS. MARKHAM ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT. This plant, owned by Mr. W. J. Fletcher, of Alliston,was installed in July, 1896, and is managed by Trueman. The plant consists of a Royal 500light generator, with skeleton switchboard, furnishedwith Royal instruments. Power is supplied by a 50h. p. Wheelock engine and a 60 h. p. boiler. There areinstalled at present about 400 incandescent lights, anda contract with the town calls for thirty-one 32 c. incandescent lamps. CANNINGTON ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT. The lighting plant at Cannington,
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