Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

tremendous service and an unbclcv-
able amount OF hard work for YOU.
and all II asks in return for this work
is that YOU feed IL. that YOU keep II
clean and that YOU give ii a drink once
week | refer 10 YOUR storage bat
terry.
There probably has been no other in
vcntton 20 Witch the tremendous sale
Of automobiles can he ascrihcd SO much
as to the storage battery. Tho weak
est woman can NOW crank the largest
car, and can do il while the road is
muddy without so,lnc her shoes "r
gown. At the same time. there is no
part OF the automobile so little under
stood and so much neglected rs II is.
Whit n storage Bnttcr, Dcmnud>.
storage battery must hc fed hat
is, II must I've kept charged |: you
take some OF tho current ont Of your
battery by usinc Nour starting motor
or your lights. YOU must put tn" cur
rent back again in order TO have some
the next time YOU wan; To use the
starter or the lights. In other
words. II You DISCHARGE tho battery.
YOU must acairi charge il The gen
orator on Your car does this rccharc
ing AUTOMATICALLY hut there arc times
when the battery is DISCHARGED faster
than tho generator can rccharro It.
cr OF no; YOU arc using the curncut
from the battery quicker than YOU are
sending II hack again. you must uu-
ders;and what is meant by the am
pcrc- hour the name Ivy which the size
OF the battery is known
Batteries arc said 10 he Of 80 50.
100. etc anlpcrc hours capacity By
this is meant that 6o-anpcrc- hour
battery. when fully charged. can have
drawn from Il 80 ;tmpcrcs 20. one hour
or amperc for sixty hours. Is anpercs
for ton hours, $50 am1cres for one
third OF an hour etc. the anpcrcs
flowing. multiplied h. the hours Of
lowing. being tho ampcrc hours.
When your starting motor is crank
ing the engine il IS taking in the neigh
horhood Of $50 ariperes, and III many
cases mitch more. Thus GO-aulpcrc-
hour battery. when fully charged.
would he completely discharged in
twenty minutes ii the starter We're
used continually for this time. The
generator. when tho car is travelling
about fifteen miles per hour. charges
at about 4 6-aupcre rate. 50 that Il
would take ten hours 10 completely
charge 4 60-amperc- hour battery.
Please note from The above that II
takes thirty minutes OF engine run
ming 10 replace the current taken from,
the battery by the starter IN one min
ute Al night the lichts Will take
. nearly all the current made by the
Ecncrato-, so there Will oe no CharE-
inr OF tho battery
From the above vow can soc that
the battery ON a car which is driven
for very sho-; distance. aud whose
Scif-s;arter is often used may be dis
charged muCh faster than il can be
recharred again 20 4 YOU find YOU
battery runs down often and must be
taken to n chavr!nC station. before
:. - sd n.
ing an injustice 20 the '~aUufa cturer
thereof. ask Yourself : Tie discharge
is not due TO The condition Of run
ming.
Cause. Of Observation-Disclosures.
Many Observation-Disclosures occur nc-
tween owners and charG.nS station
owner. auou; the charge tor me rental
- batteries used while ine owners is
nelur charccd y sample g: ;t=se dis
rltes IS - follows
= man trouch, ha;te-y - 4 SER
Il battery n its Mace Three days al
,e-ward he decided "a have his car
oyerhau.ed and .spaiu,et. ana wi,hou,
returning the rented battery aud get
ting his ow- put MS car ont @: com
mission More tE-r month after
Ward ne called :cy MS battery. and
when ~ rec-tNea s..- @; = cents 4
dav -c- the rental az the battery. he
came very .rI.E-a0t claiming tina; he
should no; D. cha--ad :or more than
.hree days nc I'm" his car was in
service
We. voG c7-=.te~ that .he battery
-sr has invested large sums o; 'roneT
r h:.eries % many different shapes
-. ..- 3. rzt,o-y Us crlr in inc
--acct 20 -F-e@r w-rtHs-wt =
80 F.-- t..e-you w!l' sec tina,
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