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Page 141
... direct current . The direct current - that's the big stream , you re- member , running under low pressure through the large pipe - has to have a big , fat , copper cable to travel over . Copper is expensive . And , worse than that , the ...
... direct current . The direct current - that's the big stream , you re- member , running under low pressure through the large pipe - has to have a big , fat , copper cable to travel over . Copper is expensive . And , worse than that , the ...
Page 142
... direct current . That's where the little brick houses along the track come in . Watch now , and you'll see those three little wires run down and into each of the little houses . " Rotary Converter Substations " They are rotary converter ...
... direct current . That's where the little brick houses along the track come in . Watch now , and you'll see those three little wires run down and into each of the little houses . " Rotary Converter Substations " They are rotary converter ...
Page 439
... direct - current machine should operate on an alternating - current , as it might seem as though the motor would tend to turn first in one direction and then in the opposite direction with no resultant motion . This , however , is not ...
... direct - current machine should operate on an alternating - current , as it might seem as though the motor would tend to turn first in one direction and then in the opposite direction with no resultant motion . This , however , is not ...
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