. The street railway review . i^S» • ■ ^■T ——. per cent. The voltage at this point under ordinary conditions washabitually 200 volts or lower with the car climbing the hill, althoughthe average voltage was about 450, and 700 volts would be observedwhen the car reached the top of the hill and shut off power. On holidays, of course, the results were extremely unsatisfac-tory on the road, and even with moderate holiday loads, such asSundays, the cars were habitually 30 minutes to 45 minutes behindtheir schedule. The booster itself was subject to short, but heavyoverloads, which produced serious s
. The street railway review . i^S» • ■ ^■T ——. per cent. The voltage at this point under ordinary conditions washabitually 200 volts or lower with the car climbing the hill, althoughthe average voltage was about 450, and 700 volts would be observedwhen the car reached the top of the hill and shut off power. On holidays, of course, the results were extremely unsatisfac-tory on the road, and even with moderate holiday loads, such asSundays, the cars were habitually 30 minutes to 45 minutes behindtheir schedule. The booster itself was subject to short, but heavyoverloads, which produced serious sparking and made it neces-sary to turn down the commutator frequently. The booster was alsofound to be sluggish, and though it should have supplied approxi-mately one volt per ampere, the voltage at its terminals was often50 to 100 volts low when the load lasted but a short time and corre-spondingly high when the load suddenly fell away, thus causingthe high readings noted al)Ovc, which brought up the average volt-age, it is true, but were of
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