Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1922 — Page 3

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• ■'Hsw-ir/rr r-f ■ •■■■ ■•• i ■' ii i«• i - RATO INSTRUCTIONS FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING How to Detect and Remedy the Open Circuit, Short Circuit and Leakage. Radio circuits are subject to the same ills that the ordinary power circuits ure subject to. However, to cure them Is not such a difficult task as might be supposed, especially if some logical procedure Is used. If a receiver Is well put together In the first place and all contacts and other parts gone over once in a while, there Is no reason why there should be any trouble. But the human being Is prone to err, so that for the “once in a while" Uiat Is liable to happen, this article will be devoted to the explanation of what might happen to a simple receiver and the best way to fix It The usual troubles of the receiver fail under one of the following three headings: 1— An open circuit. 2— A short circuit 3— Leakage, An open circuit can most easily be detected by means of a series lamp. Nearly every one has available the ordinary 110 volt lighting circuit. Take an ordinary extension cord and cut one wire at any convenient place and use these two ends as test clips or tips. The extension cord Is plugged into the house lighting circuit at auy convenient outlet and when the two cut ends are held together the lamp will light as the circuit is closed. When the tips are held open the circuit is “open” and the light will go out. Suppose it is desired to test for an open circuit in a tuning coll. Connect one tip to one end of the winding and the other test clip to the slider. As the -rtsr tip 11 Tuning C til Testing the Tune Circuit. i slide Is moved back and forth the light [ should remain lighted. If the light i goes out at times there Is an open clr[i cult In the coil. If the light goes out )' when the coll is jarred the slider does i not make good contact with the wlnd- ! I lng ’ [ If a buzzer and battery are avallj able they can be used in testing for i an open circuit in the same way that i the lamp can be used. Connect the j battery and buzzer in series with tlie i test clips or tips and any low reslst- [ ance circuit can be tested. 1 1 The ground connections can be , i tested with a buzzer and battery, but 1 do not use the house-lighting circuit i to test for grounds because one side 1 of the lighting circuit is already ' grounded and if the other side were ' connected to the ground a short clr--1 cult would exist and an excessive curi rent flow. 1 if the ground tvire is connected to i the water pipe, connect one test tip to [ the ground and the other to the gas i pipe, which is also grounded. The 1 buzzer should buzz if one has a good t low resistance ground. ' Leakage usually exists be.tween the i antenna and the ground. An antenna i should be well insulated from its supt port. The lead-in should be brought down to the point where it enters the wall of the station in such a maimer that when the wind causes It I to swing, it cannot touch any grounded material, and that rain and snow can- . not cause a path along which the current can ground. In bringing the leadfa SHORT HCHC J POT TEST TIPS HERE i To Test Telephone Cords. In through the wall, Insulate It well and Inside the station use as short a \ piece of well-insulated wire as is pos- ' sible to make good connection with the ' set. To test the continuity of the cirI cult of a pair of telephone receivers, touch the tips of the cord phone to the tongue. If the receivers are in reasonably good condition a slight click will , be heard. If the response in one receiver seems to be weaker than that tn the other, examine the diaphragm I of the receiver giving the weaker response and see if it is bent toward the pole piece. Try tuning the diaphragm over if such Is the case. Be careful when the diaphragm of a receiver Ist i removed that the leads of fine wire from the magnet spools to the connection blocks do not become broken in handling. If the continuity of the circuit of a I pair of telephone receivers is checked I and no response Is heard when the ■ cord tips nre touched to the tongue. ‘ try checking each receiver of a double ' head set separately. The two receivers are connected In

TIPS TO THE RADIOIST The higher the aerial the stronger the signals. An Increase of five to ten feet In the height of the tlut top aerial will Increase signals. Addition of a variable condenser to the secondary or to the primary of a loose coupler often helps to tune out the undesired signals. The sliders on tuning colls often make poor contacts with the slide rod. Thus much of the signal strength is lost. You cun overcome this by soldering a flexible wire to the slider. Increase length of spreaders of two, three or four-wire aerials from six to ten feet for best results. Each wire should be from four to six feet from its neighbor. Two wires one or two feet apart are no better than one wire. Likewise four wires on short spreaders are no better than one wire. series and to check either one separately, short circuit the tips of the cord leading to the other receiver Just outside of the case. Should It appear that there Is an open circuit Ln the cord, short circuit both receivers where the cord enters the case and with a buzzer or lamp connected to the tips on the end of the cord test for an open circuit. Care should be exercised by the operator when adjusting a crystal detector to see that his fingers do not touch the surface of the crystal or the contact point of the little spring. The oil secretion that exists In the skin together with the dust that It collects will render a crystal detector Inoperative by the insulating film that it will cause to form on the portion of the crystal surface that is touched. Should the surface of the crystal get dirty as evidenced by the received signals becoming weaker and weaker, try cleaning the crystal with alcohol and a little brush. Or if this does not seem to remedy the trouble, chip off old surface so that an entirely new surface is presented to the spring. AMATEURS SHOULD PLAY FAIR Radio Inspector Schmidt Urges That They Learn the Laws and Regulations. — Nine out of every ten radio fans are ' good sports, but the tenth Is either a fan with poor judgment or a “rotter.” It Is up to the amateurs to see that restrictions are not Imposed upon them, by playing fair, says Radio Inspector L. R. Schmidt of the Ninth district. Tills can be done by observing certain cautions and by becoming posted on the radio laws and regulations. A copy of these regulations may be obtained from the superintendent of documents, government printing office, Washington, D. 0., for 15 cents. It is : worth while to spend 15 cents in order to be a “square shooter" in the radio | game. The great trouble with amateurs is that when they want to send a message around a corner they put on all the power they have with the hope that some one in Texas might pick up their message. The object should be I to use the minimum amount of power to get the message to its destination. “In ail circumstances, except in cuse of signals or radiograms relating to vessels Ln distress, all stations shall use the minimum amount of energy necessary to carry out any communication desired." Amateurs should keep their wave length to 200 meters. They should use a "pure wave” or, as the regulations state, “if the sending apparatus is of such a character that the energy is radiated In two or more wave lengths, more or less sharply defined, as Indicated by a sensitive wave meter, the energy in no one of the lesser waves shall exceed 10 per centum of that in the greater." The wave must be “sharp.” As to this the regulations state: “At all stations the logarithmic decrement per complete oscillation in the wave trains emitted by the transmitter shall not exceed two-tenths when sending distress signals or signals and messages relating thereto.” Amateurs frequently are at fault In calling stations too often. The law states that they can call three times, send "d e” once and sign their station cull three times; but often the amateurs will send the calls a dozen or more times. HOW TO GROUND AN AERIAL If Properly Done It Really Protects the Property From > Lightning. Generally speaking, aerials do not attract lightning, but they do store up atmospherical electricity, and, of course, this condition does create a hazard. However, when the aerial is properly grounded It then acts as a lightning ro<t and really protects the property from this electrical hazard. Briefly, the fire underwriters require that the aerial be grounded when not in use by a copper wire no smaller than B. S. Gauge No. 4 or larger, and run said wire as directly as possible to the outside ground. This means that water, gas or steam pipes inside the property cannot be used for a lightning ground, because if ever this ground was called Into; service there is a possibility that fire and loss of life may result. So do not! use inside grounds for lightning pro- i tection.

COLORADO PLANS TO TUNNEL UNDER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (Vnlird I'reiui Service). Denver. Col., May 25. —Within a few months —perhaps weeks —work will be begun on one of Colorado's greatest projects, the Moifat tunnel. Construction of the bore was authorized by a bill passed by a special session of the state legislature. Under the terms of the measure, countiv. benefitted most by the tunnel will constitute a bonding district and costs of the project will bo paid by the proceeds from tho sale of the bonils Issued. The Moffat tunnel will plorce the Continental divide through .Tames Peak. It will be six miles in length and will cost approximately $0,720,000. it will bo constructed at a height of 9,000 feet and will take two years and j ehalf to complete, according Io estimates by engineers. The project Is not a now one. Back in the early days, engineers figured on tho feasablllty of a tunnel through James Peak to save miles of travel and hours of time on railway traffic across the Colorado Rockies. Then the Denver and Salt Lake railI way was constructed. It's builder was David Moffat, pioneer Coloradoan, w ho had the vision and energy to push the project. Today tho Moffat road is known as the scenic route of the west. But its steep grades and curves make it one of the most expensive roads in the country to operate. During tho winter months, service is curtailed because of the danger of snowslides and the obstruction of trains by immense snow drifts. Tlie Moffat tunnel will eliminate the worst grades and curves on the road and will provide a more direct route over the range. Trains probably will be operated through the tunnel by electricity and automobiles and vehicles will be taken through on especially constructed flat ears. Nearly a thousand men will be given employment when work starts on tho bore, it is estimated. COMMISSIONER LANDIS GUEST OF PAPA CLUB St. Louis, Mo., May 25. —Former Judge K. M. Landis, supremo ruler of baseball, was today St. Louis’ informal guest. He will pitch the first, ball of the Cardinal-Pirate baseball game, which wil serve as the windup of the 'Papa Chib Field Day’ at Sportsman’s Park. The Papa Club ” is a society backed J>y approximately 100 prominent citizens, whose aim is to expand and maintain playgrounds and recreation park for St. Loujs children and pro vide special instructors at community playground centers. The name is derived from the first letters of the words “Park and Playground Association.” All profits from today’s game above actual expenses will bo turned over to the cl ul). Judge Landis will be the honored guest at an banquet of the Ohio society hero this evening. S--$ «_WANT ADS EARN—s—s—S

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