. The street railway review . condenser equipment consists of a Worthingtoncentral condenser and two circulating pumps 12x18x18 in. The accompanying illustration of the engine room shows thearrangement of the generator units and one exciter unit. There arethree 4-valve horizontal cross-compound condensing engines, directconnected to three 600-kw. fly wheel type, General Electric, alter-nating current generators. The engines are rated at 900 h. p. eachand have a speed of 120 r. p. with 140 lb. of steam. They are rent at 11,000 volts. Two of these machines have capacity for theentire load o
. The street railway review . condenser equipment consists of a Worthingtoncentral condenser and two circulating pumps 12x18x18 in. The accompanying illustration of the engine room shows thearrangement of the generator units and one exciter unit. There arethree 4-valve horizontal cross-compound condensing engines, directconnected to three 600-kw. fly wheel type, General Electric, alter-nating current generators. The engines are rated at 900 h. p. eachand have a speed of 120 r. p. with 140 lb. of steam. They are rent at 11,000 volts. Two of these machines have capacity for theentire load on the station, thus leaving the third unit for use in timeof emergency. Exciting current for the fields of the generating unitsis furnished by two exciter units, each consisting of a 7S-kw., 125-volt, G. E. direct current generator, direct connected to a i20-h. condensing engine running at 225 r. p. m. One of theseexciter units has sufficient capacity to furnish exciting current forall three of tlie main BIG SANDY BRIDGE, CAMDEN INTERSTATE RAILWAY CO. Mav 15. STREET RAILWAY 271 The swilcliboaid fjr liriiulllng tin- otilpiit nf llic main iiiiils andihc auxiliary current is sliown, tOKcllier with part of its wiring, inone of the ilhislrations. This switchlioard is made of hlack enameledslate, 2 . ill. ill ihickness, and has three generator and two exciter
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