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Cape Sarichef Light Station - 1920
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Installation of New engines & Compressors
7-30-1928
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Name of engines:
Name of builder:
Size of engine:
Horsepower:
Remarks:
Air starting unit:
Charter Mietz
Charter Gas Engine Co., Sterling, IL.; Engine vertical, double cylinder, direct connected to double cylinder compressor.
bore 7"; stroke 8"
18 at 400 RPM
N engine No. 9106; S engine No. 9107;
Engines equipped with Madison Kipp Model 50 lubricator, Madison, WI
Engine air starting valves, 3/4".Compressors equipped with Jarecki unloader, built by Jareki Mfg. Co., Erie, PA
Auxiliary compressor is Curtis No. 2 477-A, size 3 x 3.5, (Curtis Compressor Co., St. Louis, MO), direct connected with a flexible coupling to an Alamo 2 HP gas engine made by Alamo Engine Co., type S, hopper cooled, Hillsdale, MI, serial No. C113719, speed 625 RPM with a Wico Electric Oscillating Magneto No. 431608, (Wico Elec. Co., Springfield, MA) type KK, made by Wico Electric Co. Air starting unit is mounted on a channel iron frame which is bolted to concrete sub base 12" high.