Insulator, Porcelain. An insulator made of porcelain and used to support a wire.

Intensity. The intensity or strength of a current is its amperage. The strength of a magnetic field, its power to attract or magnetize.

Internal Circuit. (See [Circuit, Internal].)

Internal Resistance. (See [Resistance, Internal].)

Interrupter. A circuit-breaker. Any device which breaks or interrupts a circuit. It may be operated by hand or automatically.

The vibrator of an induction-coil.

The commutators of an armature.

Isolated Plant. The system of supplying electric energy by independent generating dynamos for each house, factory, or traction line.

Isolation, Electric. A term applied to “electric sunstroke.” Exposure to powerful arc-light produces effects resembling those of sunstroke.

J