Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19
s|MPL|F|ED LESSONS ON
PROPER CARE or AUTOS
Inner Workings OF Ignition System
Explained by The Timcs-Dis-
patch Auto Expert.
now THE INTERRUPTMR WORKS
Automobile Troubles OF Owners OF
Various Makes OF Cars Solved In
Plain Manner by Professor Guerr-
Itch, Who Answers Questions.
copyright. 1915 iv Fred, q t;ti.rr,tcu.,
LESSON No. II
Ignition Trouble.

LESSON No. II
ignition Trouble.
\ large proportion of cngin. trouble
Is due to the ignition system, put. to
The man who knows the theory Of tn.
lystcm on his car. the location of The
trouble here ia comparatively easy Let
~ see where trouble might develop
We viii take up til" primary circuit
first. and then the secondary.
IN" iirst unit ia the primnr! circuit
IS the battery. or magnetic The mag
neto We VIII study separately. so let
US now tax" up the battery The bat
'er% may b" discharged. /: il b" "a
drS battery We can determine this by
tae use or II vplt-amiuetc:. The ba ttcry
mould not Civ" :, reading ~ less than
10 ainpereS tncver buy "a cell giving
less than "o). The only remedy for !,
discharged ury cell il t. replace I,
To TIL IN storage battery he dis.
charged a hydrornctcr H. used If tho
reading is less than 200. tn" battery
needs rechnrping. Til" battery may be
fully charged. hut tn. connecting links
between Ia" cells luns. or dirty. in
which cas-" no current would issue
thcrefrom. III" battery fuaS J." gu, ~
order. which means jos, for the bat
terry expert
Next 10 III" battery roinr. til. switcit.
THIS IL often source al trouble. as
'he movable" contact arm may have he
com" soft and bent and 40 not b.. max.
ing = contact. Tho remedy IS 10 bend
this arm back again. bur ii tho trouble
soon returns, IL should IA" replaced.
This arm may h""" h.com" furnished
anu dirty. IN" dirt acting ~ IN
sulation
After the switch, comes tn. oo4l. TIL.
seldom gives trouble. unless j, he
abused. With many systems II the
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