The dividing wall between the enginehouse and new boiler-house is now completed, The constant current transformers, their switchgear and lightning arresters have been fixed in position.
Whilst the Brush alternators were being converted the engines were thoroughly overhauled.
In order to ascertain the extent of the travel of the vibration set up when the large engines are at work, an instrument was made which recorded the degree of vibration produced during the time the machines were running. Whilst a very perceptible difference was indicated on the chart when the different types of engines wore at work, the instrument being fixed in my office, there was practically no indication of vibration shown by the instrument when placed in residences abut 150 to 200 yards from the Elect ity Works.
Extension of the mains is taking place in North Honan Road. Repairs and alterations to existing lines are being carried out, Reference to the Monthly Returns Sheet will show repairs as being very heavy. This is accounted for by an item, amounting to Tls. 1,200 which is spread over the nine months working, for repairs and overhaul to the Worthington eoudenser air and phipps. expenditure for this we thorised as ack ax September 1902 but, rapidly did the Station load increase that it was impossible to spare the condenser away until quite recently, after the Forranti engines were in commission. The heavy repairs under the heading distribution are the result of the overhaul and repair work which has, for the
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