. The street railway review . h lh wi in Mr, Kennard and Mi Foi let eri n elected 1 directot ■oid Mi \l |i nl in remain a ■ ral managei i the company, Mr, Kennard wa elected pn idem lii Walsh il, and I <.. ecretai md I ■ thi 1 I. ei ted, 484 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. IVol. XII, No. a COMMUTATOR TURNING ON GENERATORSAND ROTARY CONVERTERS. IIY A II \\ II KS. 11 propei prmi—t<.ti ! made, when il I immutator for a rotaryconverter 01 large generator, it will lie found no simple task totructure which can be depended uponand will noi give away when tin- critical poi
. The street railway review . h lh wi in Mr, Kennard and Mi Foi let eri n elected 1 directot ■oid Mi \l |i nl in remain a ■ ral managei i the company, Mr, Kennard wa elected pn idem lii Walsh il, and I <.. ecretai md I ■ thi 1 I. ei ted, 484 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. IVol. XII, No. a COMMUTATOR TURNING ON GENERATORSAND ROTARY CONVERTERS. IIY A II \\ II KS. 11 propei prmi—t<.ti ! made, when il I immutator for a rotaryconverter 01 large generator, it will lie found no simple task totructure which can be depended uponand will noi give away when tin- critical point in the turning isreached These contingencies should he provided irehand. \ considerable outlay in expense will he required, but mimade; especially where no machine shop with a lathe large enoughto swing the armature is available Manufacturers can supply the necessary apparatus on order. It a lull driven generator and a General Electric Co. lathe he used,place the lathe on the proper side of the commutator, parallel. I of the shaft, ami, by meat liter ami lock nuts, the end thrust is taken up. Some ^ oilier than the alternating current ordinarily applied at the a. c. end of the rotary, must Ik- provided for driving the il slow speed The machine illustrated is for 500-volt railway use; therefore, the held is to he charged with 500
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