. The street railway review . PIG. 3. NoN-AlU 1 830 <|)tJ[£d%\U\^%^lcW^. FIG. 4.—GARTON ARRESTER. type aiul is extensively used in street railway service. Thespark gap is of such length that its resistance is considerablybelow that of the insulation resistance of the motor fieldsand armature. The lightning arrester circuit should offerless resistance to the discharge than any other, to he a reliableprotection to the apparatus. It would seem that after so much time had been spent instudying the conditionsand in developing suchexcellent safe-guardsagainst damage by lightn-ing
. The street railway review . PIG. 3. NoN-AlU 1 830 <|)tJ[£d%\U\^%^lcW^. FIG. 4.—GARTON ARRESTER. type aiul is extensively used in street railway service. Thespark gap is of such length that its resistance is considerablybelow that of the insulation resistance of the motor fieldsand armature. The lightning arrester circuit should offerless resistance to the discharge than any other, to he a reliableprotection to the apparatus. It would seem that after so much time had been spent instudying the conditionsand in developing suchexcellent safe-guardsagainst damage by lightn-ing that little troublewould be experienced onstreet railway lines. Re-cently in one of the largeeastern cities one road lost40 motor armatures duringa severe electric official of a small west-ern railway wrote theReview, saying: Wehave arresters on cars, alsokicking coils and pole ar-resters every mile, and stillour armateurs go. Weare beginning to think that the only safe way is to pull thetrolley down antl lie still until the storm is over, which isunbusinesslike even in a sma
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