. Electrical world. assembled and the connec-tions burned together at the station. Wooden separators are em-ployed as they seem to give better results than rubber. All batterieshave forty-two exide cells, with from nine to nineteen M. , depending upon the size of the vehicle. The motors are their skill with the oar. The launches are thirty-five feet in lengthand seven beam, and draw thirty inches of water when forty passengers can be carried and the fare for the trip istwenty-five cents. The electric boats travel at the rate of fourand one-half miles per hour and make the
. Electrical world. assembled and the connec-tions burned together at the station. Wooden separators are em-ployed as they seem to give better results than rubber. All batterieshave forty-two exide cells, with from nine to nineteen M. , depending upon the size of the vehicle. The motors are their skill with the oar. The launches are thirty-five feet in lengthand seven beam, and draw thirty inches of water when forty passengers can be carried and the fare for the trip istwenty-five cents. The electric boats travel at the rate of fourand one-half miles per hour and make the circuit in about a half launches, which were made by the Truscott Boat Manufac-turing Company, are equipped with Willard batteries. Each con-tains forty-four cells of capacity, the positive plateshaving the new type Willard envelope, which gives excellent resultsby preventing to a great the shedding of active battery is divided into two parts, which by means of a Hertner. FtC. 7.—SM.\LLER PASSENGER .AUTOMOBILE. either General Electric or Westinghouse, of 80 volts and 20 to 35-amp. capacity, with series parallel control. After a circuit of the grounds in an automobile has been madeduring the day, the visitor will find great pleasure in a launch tripabout the lagoons during the evening. The most beautiful effectimaginable is during the illumination when the myriad lights onthe buildings are reflected in the placid waters of the Grand Basinand lagoons. A journey of two and one-half miles can be madethrough the Grand Basin across the base of the Cascades around 110. lal.\lu on the b.\sin. series parallel controller gives three speeds forward and two onreverse. The motors were supplied by the Hertner Electric Com-pany and are of 2-hp, compound-wound, four-pole, with ball, thrustand axle bearings. On account of the slack water and the lagoonsbeing sheltered from the winds, a boat will run 100 miles on acharge. At present they ar
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