, 1879-05-06
'EDlsON's DYNAMO MACHINE.
Ito Gets 1t 1nto Wor1siEg Orior, md Light
Up Ills klIop In un lnslant.
Sflr Tdrk Vur{d H,y g.

Ito Cots 1t lnto syortsns Oraor, and Lights
UP Ills kIIop Il, nn Instant.
.Stc 10rk Tarid. Nays.
Fur the past three dhys Edison 1lag been per-
fccting his new dynamo-clcctrtc machine, n,,u Il
World reporter has been wutclling this progress
OF The operation. At onc time tic power ap-
piled was too great for the wires, and they were
torn from she bohbln. The ,lcxt hay 4 circuit
crusscd tho nlaclttnu lid not work we'll, a,ld the
bobhin was unwounl. At u u'clOcls III tle
morning oNe Of E4tsona assiata1!ts hogan to re-
wind tlle Dobhfn, a,ll late at night It wns ready
for trial. Yesterday afternoon Ellison aMu
awake, although they Ind not hcen fl,
bed si,lco thu curly evening Ut tle previous Gny.
EIlson said hls generator, or tlynunao machine,
had WORKED we'll curly yesterday morning. nl,d,
thuuult be could get good results from It, vl,t!
would Immediately start It. The rarta ot Alle
machine were hastily put together, ttsu binding.
posts were Attact,cd to wires concctetl with 1lyu
Of Wullaco's lamps (tn Which tho voltatc arc ls
uBcsll, nl!l steum.poHer Was applied. At,nnst
iHstantane0uslY NIL Of thu Iataps we!c lighted.
This operation sllnwed fuur pecut!artttcs. 1tn
machine did not become hot, y gave oil few
sparks. tho lamps Gaya steady lisht, althouEll
currents Of atr wero HOT excin0fd, At!tl I've
lamps we're lighted from thc ose 1sachlne. With
oi0-half OF otr.horse power for eacll 'aI!p. Ihe
experiment, although Numerically lnaat, was
entirely satisiactory, mud showed that Edisons
u, In olt1er words, develop moro dynuIno'elee-
'ric power per horsepower than utiy niachtnc
yet constructed
Thy advantages Of Efllson's machine, 90 fnr as
thcy hayo been demonstrated, caNstst NJ olifa!E!"
inE great allount ot electricity With tue deynl-
ppincnt 0f lltt!o acat. The transmitted poWer
IL therefore almost entirely converted Into alee-
tr!clty. These results ara obtained by getting
larger tnnnctc Held utl employing l. susiottor
lltthod Of w!nd!ng tic hobbn with .lhc Insulated
wires. Edison will NOW liuYo thirty Ut tllrsu
machines constructed for tt!u formation Of h:s
model station. which Will probably be VI Menl1
Fark. II Ia easfn,atad tl,at he Gun gst Ut least
400 lIghts by means OF hta elgbtY.tlorbv power
steatl'onGlAe uiM thirty 0t hls dynnsnu-elee-
trlc machines. lie considers tIlut hu has tuly
solved t!u problem Ut tilu economical generation
Ut electricity and tho subdivision OF lilo light,
at,I he will now devote ll,s ttnu to producing
lamp which will hu without flaw It Is Iuu 10
Edtsul tEAt I'LL error Which crept Into tAu Ut
count U! Ills work tu Wclncsuay's World shotl!u
bp corrected, II wsa stated that ~ morn re-
s{stapco waa offered tD tu pagaage Of lI,u cur.
reut 1uoru light would bo obtained. THIS Blua!
bu nlnuvo subdivision Of the lgle.n El!sou
also WIS credited with saying that It would La
1mrfectty easy tor btu 10 gct sixtY'candly powcr
from, rart of h!s a,lps, but au limited tlletu 10
six. II was intenlcl to say thAt theorottcat'y
I,v could gct slaty-gas.Ict power IRON caeh
lamp, but practically he limited hnsclt to six