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Identifier: electricrailway341909newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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eriments weremade with ordinary canvas,but this did not fulfill therequirements, because itlacked insulating quality.The experimental condi-tions were arranged to benearly similar to those ofactual service. A groundedsteel plate used in the dif-ferent tests was coveredwith the various kinds ofcanvas and the canvas-cov-ered side was struck with acopper rod connected to thetrolley circuit through a2000-amp circuit breaker.It was found that whilethe ordinary canvas as ap-plied to the steel plates pos-sessed very little insulatingquality, the prepared roof-ing canvas could be sub-jected to severe poundingwith the copper rod with-out causing short-circuits. To fully protect the caragainst short-circuits therewill be placed on the carroof, in addition to theMA13 fuse boxes on theplatform sills, two enclosedNoark fuses, one near eachtrolley base. In the eventof a heavy short-circuitthese fuses, which are ratedat 450 amp, will protect theentire conduit system whichencloses the electrical wir-
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August 28, 1909.) ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 315 ing. The platform circuit breakers are arranged normallyto open on ordinary surges. These cars have a carbolith composition flooring inthe body and platforms, supported on Ferroinclave steelsheets riveted to the underframing. The monolithic flooris in. deep above the metal, except at the sides of the car,where it is brought up an inch above the floor level to pro-vide drainage away from the steel car lining. Maple floor-

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  • bookleafnumber:330
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