The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-25
Automobile News


 4Tha most innportants characteris- tic of any Ignition system should be its dependability under all condi- tiona states George IL Peck, of the Peck 6 Lines Company, distributor EloGthery system of ignition has caus- Fed much discussion as to it's reliabil- E4ty in comparison to the high tension eanagneto system. As aarnatter of fact kthere is in reality very little differ Fence between the two systems. The generator-battery system is standard Equipment on more than 60 per cent bef the leading 1915 models and by EactuaI results is proving the equal Enf the magneto in all respects and Ethe superior at crankiIsg and low Mpesds.
 ..I1 fs significant fact that the new keight cylinder motors are depending le1pon the generator battery system for Agnftion i'm preferenee to the ma gneto. lualae twp systems have their distinc- lNlve fields of operation.
 '-EEA magnetic system is of course lase1fab1e but it has its limitations in lOutput the same as any electrical fEenerafor. From observations and seexns that when all arguments are Rolled down. one system is as de- Ependable as the other, and that the IEenerator-b battery system is pre-eni- tAent1Y suited to the touring car where iExtremeIy low speeds are necessary EGt times, while the nAgneto system } lE7orks to it's best zadvanfag racing tcars where the speeds are high and l1air1y constant
 s.suzsp8se that the a1rnature Of a Ehlgh 1tsnston nlasneto be taken and t31oun4ed stationary atssome point. on fthe car ana that the nnagneto d1strib- Edtor be driven from the same shaft las before. Then if an eatside source IoE current such as from the lighting EEenerator, be sent through he dis Eeributor and arnnatutres the Ignition. Ecurrent is given exactly in the same manner as would be given by the kxnagneto, were it's armature revolving, texcept that the current would be letronger at the low motor speeds.
 The motor buyer has been con- kfused by competitions being made be- tween the high tension magu etc and AGhe old time vibrator coil system, in- kgtead of the modern high tension dis ltributor generator-battery system. ksEhiss latter system can be- made a fduaI system as is the case with most kpf the magnetic systens.''
 SEEING HINTS TO MOTORISTS.
 A little attention to tires right now when motorists are getting their cars anto shape for the spring@and sum t1ner, will save considerable money lon the season's tire bills The ser. tF7ce Of tires will be abbreviated to a iconsfderabIe extent if cuts punctures land snags are negIected he cost tof fixing such injuries is small but if bills will be mighty big
 New macadasm readss especially lEhen wet. are apt to damage the frHbber cover. IF rear wheels lose; EEnsnts or zces or in mud or sand. the cover may receive numerous small snags or cuts. Then, again, in the tordznary course of touring, sharp f@toness taclzs, glass and other objects F1n3ure the tread.
 "A cut or Injury in the trea has a. Tendency to expand his due to Che elast1r or the rll5ba1s a4adJ the weight Of the aaschIna1n scontact with the puRd pressing pom the tfreL Tn this way ueh fofe1sn mat. Gar as dSas1 grit sand and pebbles is tGorcsd into the cut with each revo= kam1on of the V heel " laexatae injured part is relieved of the 9ze4ga1E of the fears the aecumulation ofRereign mat ter. acts as g wedge FEIeA each suc- k4orces itself farther in sBesWeen the fcover and the fabric of the tire. It lis not unusual for complete separa- k@1on of the tread to occur. When this happens. 1t is often necessary to either kApp1y an entirely new cover or buy a new tire.
 Owners cannot sometimes under EHtand why tires haYing good treads fand appearing all right from tn e out kside fall to give more service and Sthey are surprised to learn frQE1 the srepa1r man that it is not advisable Ito rebuild This is often due 10 water working through the neglected cuts in the tread and Causing separ ation, decay and disintegration of the fabric. Is the real foundation and strength of the tire and is therefore highly etmportant to protect it.