Identifier: TheMaximElectricLightAndPowerCo.Philadelphia_595
Title: The Maxim Electric Light and Power Co., Philadelphia.
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: United States Electric Lighting Company
Subjects: electricity Division 26 lighting power supply
Publisher: United States Electric Lighting Company
Contributing Library: Canadian Centre for Architecture

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markably stead) . and the- extra-ordinary efficiency of the machine secures the highest degree of economy In addition to the machine and the lamps, the Weston an m comprises >us auxiliary or supplementary devices, such as regulators, indicator* cut-offboxes, switches, and fixtures, which add greatly to its convenience and reliability. THE Vl 0\ N tMO-ELE< I RI< ma< him T: Cal dctai)s °f th » dynamo-dectric machine have 7 brn J fU/ !!Udied and WC bd unriva»<* in effi, • » ,. umpliciiy / ««<■« tk, durability, the ease with which it can b< , in L I nanship and materials. We invite a critical examina-tion and companson machine with any other, by skilled mechanics or other ntWlt: t,K beyond doubt the mcl^ efficient machine in the market fcismachin. An by the cut on ,.,. opporite 1 J* - Placed in a horizontal position on each « Z h me I) lortm arma- T1k ;irmatl in form and its iron r„r . -i IS * £3 ,:::,::,rr;:: THE UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHTING CO. 9 r
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10 THE UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHTING CO. By this peculiar construction of the armature, induced currents in the core are almostentirely prevented, and the loss of energy and consequent injurious heating of thecore, so common in other dynamo-electric machines, is entirely avoided. In order to still further increase the efficiency of the machine, the armature is con-structed to operate as a fan or blower to produce a rapid circulation of air from thecenter to the periphery, through the sectional core, thus cooling the conductors onthe armature, and keeping their resistance much lower than would be the case if thismethod of construction were not used. The coils are wound lengthwise of the arma-ture, and connected to the commutator at the end. The complete armature is shownin the cut below. By the peculiar winding of the coils on the armature, and

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