Compression chamber lightning arrester and the protection of distribution circuits

The object of this paper is to describe a new form of lightning arrester in which the attainment of low cost was the principal motive of the design, and to note the improvement the application of this arrester will have on the methods and efficiencies of protection of distribution circuits. This is the first step toward the complete solution of the problem of discontinuity of service and injury of transformers due to lightning. This is to be the subject of continuous study until the desirable condition is reached. The end seems already in view although not all of the material is sufficiently completed to be made a part of this paper.