Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-15
The Tuberclecide Co.
ROOMS 44-45-46 fk
BARNETT BUILDING


the electrical world. These electrodes
weigh 500 tons and are Immersed 10
laS tons oil acid. Covering the cells
the heavy Hlnss plates 20 keep the
acid from splashlne while he battery
Is being charged and these plates
weigh in the aggregate n tons.
The cells are ranged in four rows OF
gS cells each aud all are connected
with great copper bus bars. the weight
Ioi each OF which IL gwen rs ~ tons.
The prico of copper IN the crude state
ls worth about 10 10 cents pound.
according 20 the STOCK quotation yes
terday. so the cost Of 10 tons VIII be
apparent.
Nlne tons OF insarators are used TO
Keep the battery from contact with
the ilo0r ana IN the equipment itself,
while the lead bus bars ~eigh ~ ~
tons. Tho scpaiatoir weigh - tons
and the end cell swltches q tons. The
miscellaneous articles used In the CON
ssruction Of the battery weigh n tons.
The tanks weigh 7s tons. making a
total ~ GIG lie tons Of material. The
battery was brought to this city m
freieh, trains and required W cars.
Fully charged the battery viii have
Ia capacity ~ ii,uOo umletes " ESQ
volts Tor q period of six minutes. In
|olher vofds. tho company wlll be able
a. insure electric light to It's CONSUME
ers IN the bnsiness district for u
period OF siN minutes II the Interrupt.
,tion 60 ~ current happens ~ n timr
when the maximum load IL on--lsb0ut
. 30 o'clock Ia the evening Tliis
would take care of every electric coii'
snmef Ia the buslncss section Of the
city, the residential section being sup.
plled from ~ number Of SOURCES At
II 600 amperes capacity. the storage
battery viii be able ~ take care OF
the business interests fos one hour
The company has 80 constructed
the building in which the storage bat
Itery II housed that several more stor,
les can be added. should such course
be neecaaGiy In years so come With
tho growth OF the city and the sub.
sepueni Increase, IN the number Of
users OF electricity. Il may become
imperative that another battery be
added in the one thr0wn into service
Yesterday IN the event of sueh con
tingency hole Wlll be- bored through
The concrete foet the walls viii be
extended upward aud another roof
will he added Here will be located
| the second battery and the capacity
OF the emergency plant Will be
doubled
Heavy Expense on Company.
! since the insinIlation of the pant n
number ol electrical experts haye via.
iled the city and have inspected 4.
According 90 their opinion, the hOils'
Ing Of the new battery exceedn gny'
thing heretofore attempted, as the
equipment Il located on the first floor
LOT the building. with ample room for
employees 10 move about aud unlike
those located ln New York and ollsef
lclilcs, whpfe the batteries ase situated
on the upper floors and IA crowded
quarters.
Tho switches are iorated 10 tho
basement Of The building. directly IN
der the battery and IN the roun adj
ioinlng the c0nifol switches OF the
sub-siailon. A nnnlber OF doors lead
from the one 20 tlr other and al
parts OF the battery ana its switches
are easy Of access Az a momeni'
uollce the Operators cnn manipules,
the controlling devices u the battery
This WIN llftciiaIe iIt l,tsAlhliliy 81
interruption 10 the service. 4 coudl