. The Street railway journal . ingsmall equipment repairs. The most nota-ble features of the winding room, however,are the three drying ovens shown in theengraving. These are built of brick, eachbeing about 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. 9 ins. Twoare arranged for armatures and the thirdfor fields. Five armatures each is the ca-pacity of the ovens, three suspended andtwo on trucks. An outlet pipe is pro-vided to carry off the damp air. Over-head cranes and pneumatic hoists carrythe armatures from any portion of theroom to the ovens. The ovens are heatedelectrically, heaters made by the Sim-plex Electri
. The Street railway journal . ingsmall equipment repairs. The most nota-ble features of the winding room, however,are the three drying ovens shown in theengraving. These are built of brick, eachbeing about 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. 9 ins. Twoare arranged for armatures and the thirdfor fields. Five armatures each is the ca-pacity of the ovens, three suspended andtwo on trucks. An outlet pipe is pro-vided to carry off the damp air. Over-head cranes and pneumatic hoists carrythe armatures from any portion of theroom to the ovens. The ovens are heatedelectrically, heaters made by the Sim-plex Electrical Company, Cambridge-port, Mass., being used. These are sowired as to give three graduations of readings taken from theseovens show 150 degs., 180 degs. and 210degs. F. After they have reached a stationary temperature,sliding iron doors and locks fasten the ovens are arranged in the third oven for fields. A shops and pit rooms require the ground-floor space andalso a second floor above
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