THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH · 10,- 1950.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
you'll find-
SLOAN
FLUSH VALVES
There are mare Sloan Flush
Valves sold than all other
makes combined.
Agents
ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD.
ARRIVING SHORTLY
CTRIC POWER DOES ALL THE WORK
Y:OU
"Stack it"
WITH A
YALE WORKSAVER
YALL
ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK.
Warluver Bestik #figh Lift Platform Truth cupan Gliss up to 4,000 The
THE WORKSAVER lifes and travels by electric power- reduces material, hanilling to little more than a "stroll and steer operation, High-Lift mud- els stack skids, skid bins and pallets in space-saving rows.
If you want faster handling and lower costs, get all the facis about 7 Worksaver models: Low-Lift Platform... Low-Lift Pallet... Tin Plate... High- Lift Platform... High-Lift Tilt« ing and Non-Tilting Fork.. Tractor. Capacities up to 6,000 ths., depending on type. Phone ar, write for complete inforına. Lion today.
JOLS THAT KEEP INDUSTI ON THE MOVELY. MADE BY
·DISTRIBUTORS:
YU TUNG TAI LTD. Engineering Dept.
107 YORK BLDG.
LES
TEL. 33145
GE.CAT UNO.
Scene Inside the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, when recent U.N.O. conferences were held on matters concerning Asia. Tho interophones of the special G.E.C. sound system can be seen on the tables.
Rack of separate
lino amplifiers which were installed
lo
facilitate operation of this complex
sound system.
ENGINEERING PAGE
Oil well servicing units
The first high capa- city truck-mounted oil well servicing unit to be dosigned and manufac- fured in the United Kingdom left the Port of London for Cabimas, noor Lake Maracaibo,. Venezuela.
This unit is one of 10 ordered by Shell for use in its oilbelds- three more will go to Venezuela and the remainder are destined for oilfields in Indonesia, Trini- Pratt and Egypt.
Before the war, the majority. of all well servicing units were manufactured in the U.S. and the fulfilment of this order in the UK represents not only a saving of about 260,000 dellors but is also a noteworthy achievement by the manufacturers the Woodfteld Hoist Co. Ltd., of Rochester, Kent,
n
Technical advice and assig- tance were given to the manu- facturers throughout the design and development stages by some of Shell's oilfield engineers who had experience uf operating almilar units in ollfelds in South America, the Middle East and the For East,
Weighs 25 tons
The first high capacity truck mounted oil well servicing unit to be designed and manufac tured in the UK left London recently for Vonézuela. This unit is one of 10 ordered by Shall for use in its oliflaide and represents a noteworiny achievement for the British oil equip. ment industry.
A.C. Mains current
without batteries
The A. C. Morrison, Ltd., engine of the 3,000 and 6,000 watt class is a vertical single cylinder diesel, solid injection, watercooled, running at 1,500 r.p.m. The engine is remarkably
The unit, which has been paint- ed olive green and grey, weighs approximately 25 tons. It comTM prises a double or single drum The
silent and economical.
On
GEC at
SUMMER IS COMING!
is
NOW is the time to plan
AIR-CONDITIONING
TEL. 28091
CONSULT
ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD.
DAVID HOUSE
EXPERTS ON
DEHUMIDIFICATION
SELF-CONTAINED AIR CONDITIONERS FOR SINGLE ROOMS
COOLING
VENTILATION
A.C.
MORRISON AUTOMATIC
POWER
ALTERNATING MAINS CURRENT at the touch of any switch without storage batteries. MORRISON AUTOMATICS ARE BUILT IN GREAT BRITAIN BY
MANUFACTURERS OF SMALL
AUTOMATIC A.C. GENERATING SETS.
United Nations THE LARGEST
meetings
Recent United Nations Con- ferences in Singapore were provided with a sound system supplied and installed by the General Electric Co. Ltd. of | England.
The Conferences were held in the Victoria Memorial. Hall and concerned International Labour Organisation, Food and Agricul- ture, Inland Transport and the Economic Comtnission of Asia and the Far East...
The sound installation was of
nominal rating is 5/7 h.p. per cylinder, the deset hoist and a 64 ft. teles- coping tubular steel mast, weigh-
3,000 having one and the 6,000 two cylinders. ing 4 tons 15 ewts., ali mou
The bore and stroke are 80 mm, by 110 mm. mounted on a Leyland Hippo" truck.
Totally enclosed overhead valves are lubricat- The overall height of the unit is 13
ed from the high pressure oil pump as well ins, when the mast is ft. telescoped to a horizontal position as the main and big-end bearings. on the truck for travelling.
The
veblelo
itted with
The generator mounted
the fuel valve, the main switch power-assisted steering and will tell bearings and is a self-regul-opens and the plant is at resi. incorporate right
or left-handating, self-exciting machine. The Two malas fuses BTC providert
a G-non starting winding, AC, winding, and a main "off" drive, as required; it has
switch. cab for the crew and dis giant
and exelter windings are alt in time control is also fitted.
the exciter also after the starter has been ope- sized tyres measure 13 ins, by 20 the same slots, ins, in the front and 11 ins. by trickle charging the battery. The rating for 25 seconds, the engine machine is ventilated and pro-fails to start (through lack of duces 3,000 watts and 6,000 watts fuel, etc.), the starter switch is opened. This obviates running of servicing wells-c.. removing at 9 power factor.
switchgear the pump from a well when it The
is the result the battery down unnecessarily.
A total of 20 The
microphones requires reconditioning
plant comes re-of 30 years' experience in the
absolutely
were employed and as it was placement-to a depth of 7,000 manufacture of farmlight plants. ready to use, Three ft. of flexi- found desirable to have only one
ble exhaust pipe, an An integrator, comprising a sen-
extremely in circuit at a time, separate line sitive switch, differentiating be efficient and quiet acoustic silen-amplifiers had to be used for each tween D. C. and A. C. current iscer, a 24-volt
starter battery, channel. fitted in the box.
water tank and connections, Tank
24 ins, at the rear,
15.
This equipment will be capable
Workover jobs
or
It is also designed to carry out workover jobs-e.. cleaning out sanded up wells and general well repair work-to a depth of 5,000 ft. A ̄rotary table for drilling new wells to 2,500 ft, is also fitted,
mobile and The unit is fully
The net of closing any light or switch in the farm causes.
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the low favel reinforcement type, fed from separate high fidelity with two groups of loudspeakers amplifiers so that each half of the chamber could be balanced acoustically.
cooling can be supplied if speel was a highly skilled operation as cooling is standard. Radiator- Manipulation of the controls thened.
There are no extras to the each speech was followed by in- integrator to close contact. plant. start solenoid which rotates the and 0,000 watts at 9 p.f. If lights This in turn operates the self- The capacity is 3,000
terpretations in Russian and watts French.. engine.
alone are used, this means 50- As soon as suficient r.p.m. le JA
The Conferences were attended
Russia, Australia, India, Pakis Kingdom, U. S, Malaya, China, Lan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, nesia and various colonial terri- Tholland, Burma, France, Indo- tories in South East Asia, the Chairman of the
and Interna- tional Labour Organisation stated that the sound equipment the best he had anywhere in the world,
encountered
will thus be able to service wells attained, the fuel valve is opened 100 80-watt lamps, but most up-by delegates from the United and the engine instantly starts. plant and a short list of current pliances can used on this over a wide area. It has the ad- ditional advantage of being able
The generator then produces requirements is given in this cat- to operate within
volis 50 cycles A.C. current,alogue, a very short time of arrvial at a well-with close and the plant supplies the
which causes the main switch to The standard plant is 230 volts
50 cycles, single phase. Its power operated hydraulle farm with current.
It can All this be adjusted on the site between mast raising gear, this unit has a takes place in an instant, As 200 and 50 volts if desired. rig-up and tear-down Lime soon as the plant is running the
The 3,000 watt is Type 3,500 of approximately 10 minutes.
dyname gives a momentary high for 50 cycles, 200/250 volts, Or The hoist and most, which may charge, which soon drops to บ
3,600 for 60 cycles, 200/250 volts. be operated either from the lorry
A ampere.
charge platform or from ground
control For 110 volts 60 cycles, 3501 and level, switch enables this to be increa- for 110 volts 60 cycles, 3001, The have both been fitted with an 125 sed to 12 amperes, occa-6,000 watt is 8,500 for 50 cycles, hp. engine, thus ensuring maxi- sional overcharge.
0,600 for 60 cycles, 200/230 volta mum inter-changeability
When the last light is switched and 8,501 for 110 volts, 50 eveles, of power units and spare parts. off, the integrator opens, closes and 6.601 for. 110 vits, 60 cycles.
for
ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
MOTORS
NOW IN STOCK
ALL STANDARD SIZES
From 1 to 15 H.P. Throo Phase
From 14 to 1 H.P. Single Phase IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
was
In addition to the main sound system, the General Electric Co. Ltd. of England provided paging facilities throughout the offices and in the adjacent car park.
WORTHINGTON
300 watts to 12 k.w.
ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.
Engineers and Contractors
HOLLAND HOUSE.
You-Need-Only-
TEL. 31957, 28136.
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OF
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14-16, Pedder Street, Hongkong":
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