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Product
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VS-6 Compound Engine
Many were sold as Generating
Sets direct-connected to generators of eight and ten
pole types.
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Design Specifications:
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SIZES - 4(10X6 to 18X10) WEIGHT
- 3500 to 14500LBS
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Construction Features:
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To obtain close regulation
for electric lighting, the high-pressure piston valve
was controlled by a modified Rites governor which automatically
adjusted the cut-off by changing the valve travel.
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Production Dates:
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to 1920s?
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Historic Photos:
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Hyde Park (1905) Hyde Park (1905)
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Construction Material:
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Steel (piston rod, crankshaft) Cast
iron
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Parts & Service
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Not Available
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Data Source:
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B.F.Sturtevant
Catalog 195 (1917)
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