. Electric railway gazette . re of malleable iron. Both gears and pinions areof steel. Vol. X. No. 14. STREET RAILWAY GAZETTE. 157 The shaft is large, being SJ inches in diameterand 2* inches in the bearings. The bearings arevery long and arranged for thorough lubricationwith grease. The efficiency of the motor isstated to be 00 per cent. The detail cuts give a more complete idea ofthe flexible support and other important points. without bringing a strain or shock on any gear centers are always maintained becauseof the U-shaped frame. Fig. 4 shows how the lower half of the frame ismad


. Electric railway gazette . re of malleable iron. Both gears and pinions areof steel. Vol. X. No. 14. STREET RAILWAY GAZETTE. 157 The shaft is large, being SJ inches in diameterand 2* inches in the bearings. The bearings arevery long and arranged for thorough lubricationwith grease. The efficiency of the motor isstated to be 00 per cent. The detail cuts give a more complete idea ofthe flexible support and other important points. without bringing a strain or shock on any gear centers are always maintained becauseof the U-shaped frame. Fig. 4 shows how the lower half of the frame ismade to swing down, while the armature remainsin place, one man being able to let it down andreplace it after inspection and cleaning. The are supported by the bolt B: The grease, whichcomes out between the end of the thrust collarand the inner end of the bearing, -falls to theground through the opening C, which is 4 by Sc-inches, and cannot be clogged. No grease canget into the 6 shows a section of the armature. The.


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