Electric Wiring for the Use of Architects, Underwriters, and the Owners of BuildingsMacmillan and Company, 1896 - 183 стор. |
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... earth . We become content simply to give a name to the force . It seems to bring electricity nearer when it is thought how little we should know about heat for instance , if there were no sense of feeling . A good deal could be learned ...
... earth . We become content simply to give a name to the force . It seems to bring electricity nearer when it is thought how little we should know about heat for instance , if there were no sense of feeling . A good deal could be learned ...
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... under the dynamo be damp and partly conducting , the circuit will be more or less well connected with the earth through the ironwork , wood , masonry , etc. Suppose , in Figure 10 , there is a connection 58 ELECTRIC WIRING .
... under the dynamo be damp and partly conducting , the circuit will be more or less well connected with the earth through the ironwork , wood , masonry , etc. Suppose , in Figure 10 , there is a connection 58 ELECTRIC WIRING .
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... earth at E. If this be all , no current will flow , for there is no path up from the earth to the other wire of the cir- cuit . Suppose , however , that somewhere in a building there is a gas - pipe in electrical connection with the ...
... earth at E. If this be all , no current will flow , for there is no path up from the earth to the other wire of the cir- cuit . Suppose , however , that somewhere in a building there is a gas - pipe in electrical connection with the ...
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... earth . If there A LINE EARTH - FIG . 18. Showing Principle of Lightning - arrester . were not this easy path , the lightning would pierce the insulation in some other place , because of the great force urging a discharge . The ...
... earth . If there A LINE EARTH - FIG . 18. Showing Principle of Lightning - arrester . were not this easy path , the lightning would pierce the insulation in some other place , because of the great force urging a discharge . The ...
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... earth " is a connection with the earth , or the special arrangements , such as buried metal , pipes , etc. , that insure the electrical connection . A good earth is made by imbedding a copper or iron plate about two feet square in ...
... earth " is a connection with the earth , or the special arrangements , such as buried metal , pipes , etc. , that insure the electrical connection . A good earth is made by imbedding a copper or iron plate about two feet square in ...
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air-space alternating currents ampères approved arc lamp attached batteries become break building burn by-path carbons carrying capacity cause combustible material concealed conductors conduit connection construction copper copper wire cross-connection cuit current passes damp danger devices double-pole ductors dynamo earth elec electric circuit electrical pressure electro-motive force energy excessive current exposed fastened fire fixture floor flow fuse fusible cut-out gas-pipe glass or porcelain globe ground hanger-board heat high-potential incandescent lamps inch inflammable inflammable material Inigo Jones installed insulating covering Insulating-joints leak leakage liable light lightning-arrester low-potential mains melt metal moisture motor multiple system multiple-series necessary neutral wire Ohm's law operated path pipe placed possible potential prevent protected resistance-box rheostat Rule 18 Section series circuit service-switch short circuit shown in Figure socket soldered space switch switch-board temperature tion transformer trical tube underwriters volts W. J. LOFTIE walls waterproof wires leading
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Сторінка 127 - Definitions). b. Must be placed at every point where a change is made in the size of the wire (unless the cut-out in the larger wire will protect the smaller).
Сторінка 140 - No combination fixture in which the conductors are concealed in a space less than one-fourth inch between the inside pipe and the outside casing, will be approved. h. Each fixture must be tested for "contacts...
Сторінка 64 - Special attention is called to the fact that switchboards should not be built down to the floor, nor up to the ceiling, but a space of at least ten or twelve inches should be left between the floor and the board, and from eighteen to twenty-four inches between the ceiling and the board, in order to prevent fire from communicating from the switchboard to the floor or ceiling and also to prevent the forming of a partially concealed space very...
Сторінка 121 - ... b. Must not be placed in the immediate vicinity of easily ignitible stuff or where exposed to inflammable gases or dust or to flyings of combustible material.
Сторінка 112 - Must be so placed in wet places that an air space will be left between conductors and pipes in crossing, and the former must be run in such a way that they cannot come in contact with the pipe accidentally. Wires should be run over, rather than under, pipes upon which moisture is likely to gather or which, by leaking, might cause trouble on a circuit.
Сторінка 123 - Must not be of such material or construction that the insulation of the conductor will ultimately be injured or destroyed by the elements of the composition. c. Must be first installed as a complete conduit system, without conductors, strings, or anything for the purpose of drawing in the conductors, and the conductors then to be pushed or fished in. The conductors must not be placed in position until all mechanical work on the building has been, as far as possible, completed. d. Must not be so placed...
Сторінка 162 - Must be capable of being disconnected at the power plant, or of being divided into sections, so that in case of fire on the railway route, the current may be shut off from the particular section and not interfere with the work of the firemen. This rule also applies to feeders.
Сторінка 112 - Must be so spliced or joined as to be both mechanically and electrically secure without solder. The joints must then be soldered, to insure preservation, and covered with an insulation equal to that on the conductors.
Сторінка 139 - Must be entirely made of material that will resist the action of illuminating gases and will not give way or soften under the heat of an ordinary gas flame or leak under a moderate pressure.