THE ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATOR 243 



the forces of attraction or repulsion between the various 

 end connections will twist them all out of shape unless 

 special precautions are taken. The end connections of 



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such generators are, therefore, we?? braced; where the ends of 

 the various coils cross they are rigidly fastened together by 

 wooden blocks and twine, or perhaps lashed to a wooden 

 frame designed especially for bracing the end connections. 



