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injector
[ in-jek-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that injects.
- Machinery.
- a device for injecting feedwater into a boiler against high pressure by means of a jet of steam.
- Also called fuel injector. a mechanism consisting of a pump, valves, and nozzles for spraying fuel into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.
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Set the injector as low as possible, as it works best with smallest possible lift.
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Care should be taken that the injector is not so near the boiler as to become heated, else it will not work.
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Starting an injector always requires some skill, and injectors differ.
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Of course you must be sure that all joints are air-tight, else the injector will not work under any conditions.
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Never use an injector where a pump can be used, as the injector is much more wasteful of steam.
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