[N314137], Technical Note, Thomas Alva Edison, March 23rd, 1886
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/N314137
PDF: Archive.org
CSV: Metadata
Metadata
- Title
- [N314137], Technical Note, Thomas Alva Edison, March 23rd, 1886
- Editor's Notes
- "instead of allowing the cylinder to rotate by dropping of a lever by gravity have the cylinder connected by friction to a constantly rotated elec engine with governor-- release by magnet= this will give true curve on blackened paper-- perhaps only a Torsion wire galvanometer al WU Phelps style= bristle to mark-- If the long magnet expmts show any abnormal results Make following 500 feet smooth soft No 4 iron wire-- cover carefully with paper separately-- wind its whole length with single layer No 22 wire Then wind this on wooden Helix like magnet" (drawing) "also make one of lead zinc tin & also copper same length instead of No 4 iron" "Get some tin & have Taylor the foundryman cast some thin iron on them if successful get some fancy stamped tin ware & cast thin plates if good have some fine samples made & arrange with Troy Stove man. Also Try brass work tinned & brass cast on it at Bergmanns-- Try that condenser we made with sheets of oxidized Linseed oil see if it still acts as Storage battery"; p. 143 "Make XYZ Thermo piles of following 10 pair series" list follows
- Author
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Mentioned
- Edison, Mina Miller (Mrs Thomas A.)
- Date
- 1886-03-23
- Type
- Technical Note
- Subject
- Electricity and magnetism
- Folder ID
- N314-F
- Microfilm ID
- 42:881
- Document ID
- N314137
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 42
- Item sets
- [N314-F] N-86-03-18 (1886)