Coalville Times | 1902-01-03 | Page 6 | Electric Motors

Kleelrle Meiers. The great objection to electric motorsthat mo-torsthat they will not run fur enough without rechnrging Is said to be overcome. over-come. Itecently In Knglund a circuit of ft miles was run without ."achurg-Ing. ."achurg-Ing. It waa done with a buttery of 42 four-plato cells, with a cnpuclty of ISO ampere-hours. Tha carriage was a four-wheel dogcart with two motors of two and a half horao-powcr eucb. The secret of tho battory which enabled It lo make such a record wns that In going down gradu the motors wero reversed, re-versed, thus making dynamos for (hnrglng the accumulators. In this way the current waa not only saved, but a now current actually generated, rendorlng tlio battery stronger at tho Lot torn of tho grade, than It wus ut the top.