POWER AT ONE PENNY PER UNIT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 14

POWER AT ONE PENNY PER UNIT.

Hosking Engineering Company, Palmerston F-rth. The subject of power installation for industrial works is continually being dealt with by charts, arid is obviqusly of far too vast a nature to come within the scope of a general article of this description. It cannot, however, be too strongly emphasised that every power riser should, before installing any particular plant, thoroughly investigate the claims made on its behalf. ' The adoption of cheap arid inferior power installations is one of the worst forms of false economy, resulting frequently in continual breakdowns and engine troubles that cause the serious stoppages of works and factories. Among the vital matters for consideration in the selection of engines generally aro reliability, fuel costs, attendance, and running costs. Such famous" firms, for example, as Messrs. Petters, Ltd., and Messrs. Vickers-Petters, Ltd., have many excellent engines for every description of fuel and foL- all purposes. Included among the many productions of the above firni is a patent cold starting fuel oil engine, which cannot fail to make a particularly strong appeal to many power users. The last remaining objection to the Use of engines working on crude fuel oil for industrial purposes has now been removed by the introduction of the Petter^ patent cold-starter for use on Petter . "S" type oil engines. Crude oil costs ?s (one shilling) per gallon from New Zealand stocks. Very great economy is effected by the use of this patented arrangement, it being; possible to start the engine at anytime in a few seconds with a minimum of trouble. There will be 3.J-, 3, and 8 b.h.p. Petter "M" type engines, worked by kerosene oil, shown running at the stand of The Hosking Engineering Company, district representatives, where prices and further particulars may be had.