- Electric Motor — 2023-09-23 15:52:02
…luding Rev. William Ritchie. In 1830, Sturgeon produced a vastly improved form of battery – known as the amalgamated zinc battery which had a longer battery life than that produced by Italian innovator Volta. Sturgeon could now power his st…
…corporating a commutator. == Improved Battery == The Volta cell had certain inherent weaknesses - any impurity in the zinc plates used caused erosion of the electrode. Sturgeon developed a long lasting battery that consisted of a single cell …
…cylinder of cast iron into which a cylinder of amalgamated rolled zinc was placed. Discs located between the cast iron cell and the cylinder of zinc prevented contact by the different metals… - Linoleum — 2020-08-17 08:43:03
…ss="left" title="Linoleum" width="" }} **Walton** accelerated the oxidation process by heating it with lead acetate and zinc sulphate. When he mastered his //recipe// he took out a patent eventually calling it **Linoleum**, derived from the La…