The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-10-06
F. NJ. FARR, President,

WE EAKNES SOLl
because by reason of that very
quality it is easy to handle and
put up on the poles. The power
sent over the wires amounts to |
13, 200 volts nearly, for a slight
amount is lost by resistance in
going over so long a distance.
There are six lines-three to
Buffalo and three to Union.
| Connected with these three
wires at each mill are three trans
formers by which the mills may
themselves regulate the amount
of power wanted. They can
obtain there a maximum or mini
mum of power without operation
by the power-house.
The ground floor of the power
house is of strong concrete which
] will soon be smoothed over and
: levelled down. Tunnels run
underneath, and through these
courses the water of the river
when the units are not in use.
Two exciters which are con-
nected to two small water wheels
occupy the front space. They
are each of 105 horse power and
: the speed of each is 225 revolu-
tions per minute. Near by are
the generator reostatS.
The next machine is a Lombard
governor and it regulates the
speed and action of the power
odH -Four I;te ggs', treat wheels fill the re-
oo;nder ,uon der Of the room. They are
k the alternating current general
is ors. The inner portion VI ea'J tiJ
IS wheel is called .ne revolving neiu 1a
m and is filled with copper wire cons us
er heavily insulated. There are ~
or Zach field 36 of these coils, Welgn!
I'd inc 375 pounds each: The Wheel Il
10 40 ~ ~ feet across. The field alor'
+ The armature is the QUITE
nd sheath of the revolving helo
it The bottom half weighs 10 toh
to and the upper weighs 10 tons
, it The bearings at each sloe
The these four great machines COZ
av s ta;n oil to be used in the lubrlc'
S tLe Ion Ion Of the great wheels, eac
a hearinq holding eight gallons
ave oil. ooob olte
,on- The morse power v. to.-the
mating current generaIor ,InI Iae
are machines-is 1000. The sna1
the make 1873 revolutions per mlnu
+;fml The voltage Of the machine
i by 1s, 200 and the amperes OF es
, ahe dhe o., Overhead is a crane the
=. ..to to n.c;tv Of which is Is tons.
'er is was indispensable IN the NEE ereo' ~
rates of these machines. Ciose W
sand Ground floor are windows "
,dmit IRON shutters, weighing e
~ are about 500 pounds. They
y " Closed tightly when the WI
. ION o,,ts;de goes up. The poN
~ aa s;ip SEp bo,se is practically waterpr
gaaS Inds,. '' The mower is generated IN
3vides way: the water fows ih.u ~
locks, wheel pit and turns tns ft ~
q nor, wheel which turns the sha1t
river operates the exciters. ines
onted citers supply current to tine
v ,seIess volving fields of the genera
mntac- The water wheels which are
,le for nected to the generators
~ dam. started up before any pow
y sn;te Generated which is transn
Il 'p over the wire to the mills
90 3 idis fest NE Messrs. Gadsden Shand
: " From lumbia and G. o.. Tenn y,
;, ,n,orated ted Snartanburg were in char
On or the construction OF the
ion and The powerhouse was pu
twist tr G of G. E. Shand & G. o. :-Tenne:
g Of the superintendent sd Of hssesff the eff
~ . if by superintendent in charge
Rem J. Foster, a gradu
nm wire Clemson and later connect'
M mnles of the General Electric Conn
p Schenectady, N. Y. Mr.. II
t,lav is a Union boy and his
aph poles and practlcal eie; str;t;nul
,se poles, edge have Deen nora se and G
re used. tested in the .caIS "rI 'h;cl
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