. The Street railway journal . ble valve already described and il-lustrated in connection with the work ofthe Ball Engine Company of Erie, Pa. The engraving Fig. 101 represents thetypical double crank high-speed AmericanBall engine directly connected to an elec-tric generator. As shown, the sub-frameof the engine carries an integral projectionwhich supports the field of the dynamo andan exterior bearing beyond the same, thearrangement making a sightly, compactand rigid structure adapted for continuoushard work. The American Engine Com-pany is also engaged in the manufacture ofelectric generato
. The Street railway journal . ble valve already described and il-lustrated in connection with the work ofthe Ball Engine Company of Erie, Pa. The engraving Fig. 101 represents thetypical double crank high-speed AmericanBall engine directly connected to an elec-tric generator. As shown, the sub-frameof the engine carries an integral projectionwhich supports the field of the dynamo andan exterior bearing beyond the same, thearrangement making a sightly, compactand rigid structure adapted for continuoushard work. The American Engine Com-pany is also engaged in the manufacture ofelectric generators and other electro-dyna-mic apparatus. The illustration below, Fig. 102, is a sideview of a similar engine, not connected toa dynamo, which shows the improved Ballgovernor, which is of the combined Ritescentrifugal and inertia type with improvement by , whereby the operating pin or eccentric is swung with crank arms catch the oil exuding from the main bearingsand through suitable holes conduct it to the pin. A surplus.
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