Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-16

He Gets II Into Working Order, and
Lights Up His Shop In an Instant.
New York World. NAV a

For the past three days Edison has
hoon perieotlng his new dynamo-oleu-
tr'o machine, and q World reporter
has been watching the progress of
the operation, AT one time the
power applied was too great for tho
wires, and they were torn from the bob.
hin, The next day n circuit crossed. tho
machine did not work well. and tho
hobh,n was unwomd. Ats o'clock i'm
the morning ono OF Edisons assistance
began to rowind the bonbin, and hate vt
niGhtit was ready for trial. Yesterday
afternoon Edison and Mr.. Bachelor, his
chief assistant. were wide awake
although they had not been in bed
since the early evening of the previous
day. Edison said his generator. of
dynamo machine, had worked well early
Yesterday morning, and, although u
man was engaged III painting il, he
thought he could get good results from
1t, and would Immediately start il. The
parts OF the machine were hastily nut
together, the binding posts were at
Mched To wires connected with five of
Walaecs lamps tin which the voltaic
arc is used, and steam-powor was ap-
piled. Almost instantanoously all of
the lamps were lighted. This opera.
ton showed four peculiaritios. Tho
macnlne did not become hot, IL gave of
few sparks, the lamps gave u steady
light, although currents of mir were not
excluded, and five lamps were lighted
nom ono machine, with one-half OF one
horse power for each lamp. Tho ex-
pertinent, although imporfootly made,
was entirely satisfactory, and showed
that Edlsons generator will allow of
more lamps IN u circuit, or, i'm other
works, develop more tynamo-electric
power per horsepower than any mn
chine yet constructed.
The advantages Of Elison's machine.
80 far as they have been demonstrated,
consist OF obtaining n great amount of
electricity with the development of lit
Ito hont. Tho transmitted power il
therefore almost entirely converted Nm
to electricity. These results arc Oh
tanned by getting u larger manetic field
ana employing superior method of
~lndng the bobbn with tho insulated
wires. Edison will now have thirty of
$1,000 ''"N''''n Apii0NiAttttu lot tut TOT
nation OF his model station, which will
probably be ut Menlo Park. II il en-
tlmated that he can get nj least 400
lights 10y means Of his oighty-horse
power steam-engine and thirty OF his
dynamo-elootric machines. He con
siders that ho has fully solved the prob
lem Of the economical generation of
electricity and the subdivision Of tho
light, and he will now devote his time
to producing Il lamp which will be with
ont ilaw. II Is due to Edison that an
error which cropt into tho account Of
his work in Wednesdays World should
bc corrected. IL was stated that M
more resistance was offered to tho pas
sage Of the current more light would be
obtained. This should 10 more snb-
division Of the light Edison also was
credited with saying that it would DO
perfectly easy for HIM TO got sixty-can-
die power from each OF his lamps. but
he limit, d them to six. II was intend
cd to say that theoretically he could get
sixty gasjet power from each lamp,
but practically he limited himsolfto six.