The morning call., 1894-01-28
ON SUFFER- STREET
Where the Hough Storage
Battery Will Be Tried.
Further Successful Experiments "A
New Car Being Built at the
Main-Street Iron Works.

Superintendent johnson Reynolds Of the SUIT
ter-sreet line is deeply interested in the HouGh
storage battery system, and when the new
cleo tIic-car which is being built at the Main
street Iron Works is completed 1t will be first
run on This line from the ferry 10 Sansome
street
The Hough Electrical Company has strong
financial backing and is rapidly formulating Its
plan of operations, the first step of which will
be The establishment Of large factory in this
city.
Mr.. Arthur Hougb, vice president OF The COM
paDy ana The inventor OF the system, had much
to say yesterday about the motors and batteries,
which have been perfected in detail since the
account OF the invention was published in The
CALI. some weeks ago.
''Our new car is entirely different from that
In which the published tests were made. That
was an old bobtaiI horsecar, and was very I'M
suitable for experimental work. This one Is
regular 16.foot electrician, and the results will
be far more satisfactory, as our power can act
precisely as we desire 1t to.
''Its speed will be twenty miles an hour, and
the cars will be capable Of climbing grade OF
IL per cent II has 100 horsepower motor
with fifty-fve double cells. The arrangement
OF these cells is entirely new. They can be
manipulated for quantity or intensity so as TO
get a maximum pressure of 220 volts.
''The weight of tn double cells VIII be fifty
pounds each, or altogether they will weigh
2750 pounds. Each double cell is capable of
four hours at pressure of four volts. Tie
cells are arranged 10 vulcanite. and are prac-
ticaliy waterproof
The cells are placed In trays in two sets I'M
der the seats OF The car and are so arranged
that by opening the sides OF the car they can
be run out on a platform when they have been
discharged and all Of them be replaced in Two
minutes.
The controlling device is also new. and is
such that the cells can be arranged In groups
OF twelve sets Tor convenience IN starting the
car. Wnen certain speed has been attained
the batteries are thrown into series or par
allel.' For hill-climbing up 10 per cent no al
tefation In The gearing OF The motor Is requireu'
out Tor steep grades, such as 10 or IL p cent,
an entirely new devise is being constructed so
tbatthe batteries will not be strained ny over
discharge. By simply moving lever any oe-
sired Lower can be transmitted from the motor
TO the axle OF the Car with, OF course, proper
tlonate reduction OF speed.
The motor is now being made ana IS SO ar
ranged that 1t can be used as series or
'shunt' The necessity of this Is obvious. In
starting the Car II is absolutely requisite 10 use
series wound motor and Tor ordinary work
where the speed Is variable.
But In order TO absorb the power given OUT
when the car Is running down grace the snuht
coils come into service and tue motor acting as
a generator recharges the cells Inc metboo OF
connecting the crlls hence derends entirely
upon the amount of the grade which The car
must 90 over. The reversing and MANIPULATION
of the whole concern is done by one lever"
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