Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-21

A'AN'J w PAi iANAii llit Ndis lilut II, the
circuit through Its mechanism Is brok-
en-. When this is closed. however. rs II
always Is when the ear is In readiness to
start, the current flows next 10 n light
ming arrester. This Is a device by
which, when the powerful energy pro
dnced by lightning flash tows Into the
ear, fuse wire is burned ont leading
10 the motors aud the flash is led d.
rectly TO the ground From the light.
ming arrester, the current goes to the
starting box at the front of the ear. And
here the complication begins. There
are six points indicated on the top OF
the starting box. each corresponding
10 certain amount of the current
which Is allowed to 1ow through the
motors. The interior of the box Is n
strange looking arrangement 1t looks
like number of small iron wheels laid
end on end, all of which turn as the
starting handle is turned. Beneath the
rims of each of these wheels is a con-
tact point. These points are different
ly situated around the perimeter. so
that first one, then the next, then the
next, shall come into contact and take
the current Each of the positions of
the starting handle, and therefore of
the row of wheels underneath, brings
into play a different wire leading down
To resistance boxes near the motors. The
resistance boxes consist of long coils of
sheet iron. The first position. In which
the car is just starting, puts in the
greatest amount of resistance, and the
least current therefore flows to the mo-
tors. The next position of the starter
makes the contact with wire which
cuts out some of the resistance, and
there Is then stronger current flowing
to the motors. The other positions of
the starter correspond with decreasing
amounts of resistance and so stronger
currents. until the car Is going at full
speed. Passing through the resistance
coils, the current goes to the motors aud
thence through the wheels to the rails.
'In the starting box there Is, toe, Il
reversing arrangement. which. how
ever, can only be used after the current
Is turned Off altogether. This consists
of n series of wires which lead the eur
rent through the motors In the opposite
direction from TINT taken by the direct
current. Given the motion of the mo-
tors, it Is only necessary to have the
axle of the ear geared to them and there
NNsuts the forward or reversed motion
Of the ear ITSELF
'Where do they fix ear like this?'
was asked.
Judging from the quiet outward ap-
pearance of the shops out Jefferson ave
nue. one would scarcely realize that
there is going on within the continuous
business of repairing all the ears of the
city, no little matter. Upwards of one
hundred men are employed here the
year round, working like beavers, mend
ing, making new, replacing, painting
some of the parts of disabled street
cars. On an average from six to nine
cars are brought in daily, with disabled
motors. The burning out of motor is
a serious accident. as the wiring must
often be done entirely over again, an
immense amount of labor, entailing an
tADtuSt VI Ut iCdSt pow i nt w lluluS
of the motors with wire Is an interest
ing occupation and requires considera-
BILE skill. Each loop of wire consists of
four turns, which are bound around
with insulating paper and protected on
the corners with isinglass. These are
then bound around with insulating taps
and each bundle of wire is put in its
proper place In the frame of the motor.
The burning out of motor Is often due
to the too rapid starting of the car. as
the full current then rushes through
the motor, often jumps over the slight
insulation, and begins fusing the wires
and even the core or middle part of the
motor.
"The magnets at each side of the mo-
tor must also be wound with wire as
the current flowing around them sup
plies the strength of the magnets and
also the lines which make up the field of
force. Then there are carpentry, ma
chine work, forging, lathe work, and
many other processes going on in the
shope. Great cars are lifted up bodily
by innocent looking machines, and the
trucks taken out from under them so
that the motors can be removed. Wheels
which have become fiattened, thing
indicated by the humping of the car as
1t goes along, are ground down on
grlndstones. AS n general thing, every
ear is brought Into the shops once in
three months for thorough overhaul
ing and cleaning of the mechanism"
BY this time another car had come up
and began pushing the disabled one
along. The little old gentleman went
in and took his seat.-Detroit Free
Press.
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