Heroes of the Telegraph/Chapter 4

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There are a few simple steps that are needed, along with the wire, an anchor point which could be a hook or a vice on a bench, and a drill, preferably an electric one with speed control, or a hand drill. Often only short lengths are needed, so it saves buying a whole reel of twisted pair cable when only a short length is needed. It is really easy to make very professional looking twisted pair cable. It is generally required for a service cable to be installed by a professional. While in the service of this company he was employed in laying land telegraph lines of a very extensive character, including some thousands of miles of underground wires between London, Manchester, and Liverpool and other centres; in connection with these land systems he laid a cable of six wires between Port Patrick and Donaghadee in Ireland; this was the third cable laid, and the first in comparatively deep water. To Bright therefore belongs the distinction of laying the first Atlantic cable and of first establishing telegraphic communication between Europe and America. Sir William is himself a skilful navigator, and delights to cruise in his fine yacht, the Lalla Rookh, among the Western Islands, or up the Mediterranean, or across the Atlantic to Madeira and America.

The recorder was first used experimentally at St. Pierre, on the French Atlantic cable, in 1869. This was numbered 0, as we were told by Mr. White of Glasgow, the maker, whose skill has contributed not a little to the success of the recorder. Nothing is aprticaulrly critical and with a little ingenuity, it should be possible to set this up in almsot any situation. Each stress cone comes with its own specific set of manufacturer guidelines, which need to be carefully followed. What Is the Purpose of a Stress Cone on an Electrical Termination? Without a stress cone in place, the high concentration of flux between the conductor cable and shield termination could lead to fires or electric surges. Stress cones are made of a heavy duty vulcanized polymer to provide reliable insulation against different voltage ratings. Special care is taken to ensure that the termination is free of any foreign matter, which may weaken the insulation. If the cable has no screening it may be designated as unshielded twisted pair, or UTP. In cables like Ethernet cables, what is electric cable screening can also be used.

The tools, anchor points and the like are basically based around what is available. A marble bust of Bright was executed by Count Gleichen (Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg), and exhibited at the Royal Academy; plaster duplicates are now in the possession of the Institutions of Civil Engineers and of the Electrical Engineers. In the grounds at the back of the house stood the royal tent, where the Prince of Wales and a select party, including the Duke of Cambridge and Lady Mayo, wife of the Viceroy of India at that time, were entertained at supper. In the Memoirs of the Roman Academy of Sciences for 1857 he published a description of his new divided ring electrometer, which is based on the old electroscope of Bohnenberger and since then he has introduced a chain or series of beautiful and effective instruments, including the quadrant electrometer, which cover the entire field of electrostatic measurement. He remained chief engineer of the Magnetic company until 1860, and consulting engineer till 1870. During this period he took out several important patents, one in October 1852 (No. 14331 of 1852) for ‘improvements in making telegraphic communications and in instruments and apparatus employed therein and connected therewith.’ In this patent is to be found the first mention of sets of resistance coils constructed so as to form a series of different values.

It enables one end to be put over a hook, or more easily placed firmly in a vice. On 10 June 1858 the fleet sailed for mid-Atlantic (Bright’s plan was now adopted), but again failure ensued, and the ships returned to Plymouth ; though one section of the directors was ready to abandon the whole scheme, it was finally decided to make one further attempt. The cable fleet assembled at Valencia on 4 Aug. 1857. The shore end was landed on 5 Aug. Bright was on the Niagara and Professor Thomson on the Agamemnon. Stress cones provide an extra layer of safety at the end of electrical terminations. Depending on the type of termination, stress cones may either be built inside the pothead or molded over the original phase. To provide further immunity against radiation and pickup some cables may have shielded twisted pairs. I may refer to that old, but never uninteresting subject of the miracles of geology. Marseilles is subject to sudden incursions of dry northerly winds, termed the mistral.