The Electrical Engineer Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...on the River Thames. It may be also added that on the Thames it is easy to secure a sufficient number of charging stations. At present there are four or fivo at easy distances apart. Eventually there can be little doubt that the hotels on the river will find it financially a good plan to be lightod electrically, and then this power which they have on the premises can be used during the night for charging the storage batteries of launches. The house which I occupied was at Bray, just below Maidenhead, and each night I took the launch by myself, towing a boat behind, up to the charging station (which was not a mile away). I left it there to be charged during the night, and by breakfast time the launch was outside ready charged, with a sufficient supply to last me the whole day. I may mention that I never exhausted the complete charge ol the batteries in my launch during the whole time. I generally went out shortly after breakfast, spent the whole day on the river, very often coming home at eight o'clock, and afterwards taking it up t the charging station in the evening; and certainly 40 miles was not by any means enough to exhaust the supply of electricity on the launch. The management of the boat is extremely easy, the steering gear and everything about it being perfectly han ly. There was no difficulty in crowded locks going in and bringing up alongside of a lock with the greatest ease. This launch, which was called the "Delta," is 33ft. iu length, has a beam of 6ft., the draught is 15iu. lurward and loin, at the stem. She is fitted with 44 cells, weighing in all 2,5201b. She is steered by a wheel in front within reach of the three handles which arc required for working her. The first of these handles is used for putting the...