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[N197033] Technical Note, June 8th, 1882

Title: [N197033] Technical Note, June 8th, 1882
Editor's Notes: {COULD SELECT THIS FOR PROPOSAL TO USE STORAGE BATTERY IN LIGHTING} "I propose to use 200 double plate cells of lead only exceedingly close together probably like a dry pile with moistened wool between with SO3 and charge these batteries acrossmultiple arc in series & discharge in multiple arc ie 450 volts would give 50 or so volts active on battery it touches main lines for an instant & charged in tension Commutating apparatus thorw it in quantity the next instant & simultaneously throws lamps on this is done several times a second. 1 apparatus is put in each house with meters which act to [discount?] there is sufficient charge but the instant it falls below a definite amount the [---] chgg & dischg .. this can also be done by a [centered?] armature & mag across the lamp ckt. Followed by some rough but nifty sketches of this.
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Date: 1882-06-08
Type: Technical Note
Subject: Switching and fusing
Folder ID: N197-F
Microfilm ID: 40:349
Document ID: N197033
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/N197033
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 40

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