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Show DYNAMO OF COUNTRY HOUSE Electric Power for Lighting, Heating and Cooking Derived From an Ordinary Automobile. The electric power for lighting, -heating and cooking in a country house situated a few miles out of London, England, is derived from an automobile without interfering in any way with the regular use of the car. The dynamo is mounted on the floor of the garage, and the automobile engine en-gine is belted to it in the manner shown, says the Popular Mechanics. During the time the engine is driving the dynamo, the bonnet is removed so as to keep the engine as cool as possible. As the amount of energy used in the house is considerable, a comparatively comparative-ly large battery of 200 ampere-hours' Automobile Driving Dynamo. capacity is used. The electric cooking cook-ing apparatus comprises a range having hav-ing a large oven, and several table cookers; several electric heaters have been installed, about thirty electric lights are operated, a lathe and two or three other machines are driven in the tool house, and the power is also to be used for pumping water and for lawn mowing. |