Although splices may not be as useful to boys as knots and hitches, for the benefit of those among my readers who are interested in the subject, I have introduced a few bands and spliceson the cables partly surrounding Fig.
Conductors shall be continuous from outlet to outlet and no splices shall be made except in outlet boxes.
Splices shall be made both mechanically and electrically perfect, and the proper thickness of rubber and friction tape shall be then applied.
No splices shall be made where same will not be accessible at any time after completion of building.
The splices of the tops should be tightly bound over with the finest silk, well waxed, and over all three or four coats of good varnish that is not liable to crack.
But it's slow business making an inspection that's careful enough to be of any use, and even then it's a pretty tall order to call the turn on anything when there's already so many legitimate splices and repairs on the wires.
The spacing of the bars and the arrangement of the splices are indicated on the drawings of Fig.
See that the correct number and size of reinforcing bars, splices and stirrups are used and that they are spaced and placed strictly according to the working plans.
Splices are the critical parts of column reinforcement.
This and all other splices should be well stretched and hammered into shape before the ends are cut off.
The simplest of all splices is known as the "Short Splice" (Fig.
Once the short and long splices are mastered, all other splices, as well as many useful variations, will come easy.
Look for defects such as broken insulation, worn cords, splices that are not properly soldered and taped, loose connections, or switches that aren't working properly.
Most splices are made in a hurry (before or after a show) and in this, as well as in all things that must be done hastily and at a moment's notice, habit and practice are very important.
Many operators have a plate of ground glass fitted into a work bench at the place where splices are to be made and a small lamp under this glass.
This method will catch all splicesand also all split films.
Knots andSplices 175 Influence of Cold on Iron and Steel.
Wire splices should be parcelled with oily canvas and served with Hambro' line.
You will then have four splices to finish off as ordinary long splices (Fig.
Then thesesplices were carefully tested and found perfect, and the stream of electricity was once more sent direct to Valentia.
The splices should be "broken" as much as possible, so as to avoid having adjoining splices coming over each other.
Tests for copper resistance should also be made to determine if the splices are electrically perfect; an imperfect splice may cause considerable trouble.
In jointing these the splices are never soldered, the conductors being joined either with a twist joint or with the so-called Western Union splice.
There has been some trouble with a number of the rivetedsplices on the banding.
In every case where one of these splices has pulled apart, the break was the result of defective riveting, permitting the rivets to pull out.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "splices" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
