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Westinghouse Co.

An early Westinghouse catalog highly recommended the double-cylinder engine illustrated here for use with electric double cylinder engine for use with electric light plants and other applications requiring as steady power. The hit-and-miss design of the single-cylinder engines was not at all suited to electric generator service – in fact, Westinghouse recommended against buying a single-cylinder engine for electric generator use. While details of the mechanism are unknown, these two-cylinder engines were equipped with a device that could cut out one cylinder when operating under a light load. Only the No. 2, 4, and 6 self-contained engines used a thermosyphon cooling system. All other models were shipped with a water-circulating pump as standard equipment.

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The Westinghouse single-cylinder portable shown here was belted to a thresher from the same factory. It was offered in No. 8,10, 12, and 15 sizes and probably had a horsepower output approximating these model numbers. For larger jobs, Westinghouse offered a twin-cylinder portable in No. 16, 20, and 26 styles. Westinghouse pointed out that their NO. 26 engine approximately 30 horsepower, weighed approximately the same as the original 12 horsepower stationary engine offered by most other companies. Since the No. 26 portable engine weighed 6,500 pounds according to the company’s figures, which were calculated into a ratio of well over 500 pounds per horsepower. the engine Westinghouse used in the comparison. Certainly, the Westinghouse design had a decided weight-to-horsepower advantage, but the gain was nowhere near as great as advertised. Westinghouse engines were advertised as late as 1908 and probably remained in production, at least on a limited basis, as late as 1915.

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