Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 01 (of 10): Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications — John Shaqi
Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 01 (of 10): Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applicationsHawkins, N. (Nehemiah)
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Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 01 (of 10): Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications
Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah)
Electrical engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
=The word “battery”=--action of cell--chemical changes;
polarization--effects of polarization--methods of depolarization--
depolarizers--depolarizer bag--Volta’s contact law--contact
series of metals--=laws of chemical action in cell=--
requirements of a good cell--=single and two fluid cells=--
the Leclanche cell--Fuller bichromate cell--the Edison
cell--Grenet bichromate cell--Daniell cell--directions for
making a Daniell cell--gravity cells--Daniell gravity
cell--so-called “dry” cells--=points relating to dry cells=--
care of cells--cleanliness--separating the elements--creeping--
amalgamated zinc--battery connections.
=CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS= =68 to 74=
The so-called “non-conductors”--=table of conductors and
insulators=--mode of transmission--effect of heat--heating
effect of the current--=insulators=--impregnating compounds--
water as a conductor.
=RESISTANCE AND CONDUCTIVITY= =75 to 82=
=Standard of resistance=--conductivity of metals and
liquids--effect of heat--=laws of electrical resistance=--
conductivity--specific conductivity--=divided circuits=.
=ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENERGY= =83 to 92=
=Definitions:= energy, matter, molecule, work, foot-pound,
volt-coulomb, ampere-hour, power, horse power, =watt=, kilowatt,
watt-hour--mechanical equivalent of heat--=British thermal
unit=--=electrical horse power=--the farad.
=EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT= =93 to 104=
=Thermal effect=--use of heat from the current--magnetic
effect--chemical effect--=electrolysis=--electro-chemical
series--electric osmose--electric distillation--muscular
contractions--=electroplating=--electrotyping.
=MAGNETISM= =105 to 124=
Two kinds of magnetism--nature of each--=poles=--magnetic
field--magnetic force--=magnetic circuit=--magnetic flux--the
Maxwell--the Gauss--=magnetic effect of the current=--corkscrew
rule--solenoids--permeability--magnetic saturation--magnetomotive
force--=reluctance=--analogy between electric and magnetic
circuits--=hystereses=--residual magnetism.
=ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION= =125 to 136=
=Faraday’s discovery=--Faraday’s machine--Faraday’s principle--
line of force--induction of current--laws of electromagnetic
induction--rules for direction of induced current--Fleming’s
rule--Ampere’s rule--the palm rule--=self-induction=.
=INDUCTION COILS= =137 to 154=
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