The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-28
PREPARING THE BAT
TERRY FOR IRIS jon

Tire average man buying an an4>
mobile. knows I'M general how TO take
care Of ii. He knows that Ger
tain level Of oil must be maintained
in the crank case. that The grease
scups must be tighaeaed up every so
loften, that the carburetor must NOT
be monkeyed with. but he rarely, II
lever. knows anything about the stor-
age battery upon which SO much de-
ponds.
/ Generally speaking he never
gives the storage battery thought
until il quits. Then he must take
liz to a service station whore he be-
gins 10 learn little about It's in
ternal economy and the care that IS
necessary 10 keep 1t in good shape
! Eat this II a late day for hin ID
/ he Getting this Information. The bat.
fiery has already suffered, and 10
manner or fixing and tinkeFing
icoaId put Il back in its original fire
condition In other words. the first
three months oil battery's life, the
se..y period in which the r1otorisr
knows least about IL. is the period
I in which 1t ought to be given the most
and the best care
Experience. observation ard the
result or tests OF the willard Stor-
age Battery Company have proved
/ this fact beyond all doubt, and this
company at least, is taking steps to
lsee that the battery receives care
during this period. by institating al
all its Service Stations a special so
day plan. by means of which the
new car owner registers his battery
at the Service Station and reports
ever so often thereafter TO allow the
battery to be looked into By the ex-
pert III charge.
This three months might be called
1.-THE training period Of the battery
II is being tuned up and put in the
best possible shape for a long life Of
useful service.
a moments thought will make
clear the absolute necessity OF such
training . The generating equip
ment or all automobiles Is made TO
Ioperate under average conditions,
plus factor OF safety. The storage
battery on all automobiles must be
built to the same end The peculiar
conditions under which any particu-
lar automobile is 10 be used cannot
be foregeen by the builder.
II goes without saying that some
|sligat adjustment must be necessary
ia the electrical equipment to fit il
to the conditions under which il il
to be worked. These adjustments
can only be made BY such experts as
are TO be found in the Service Sta
lions.
4 new ear owner, while he mag
know great deal about the mechau-
Teal parts OF his automobile. rarely
knows much ef anything about tho
storage battery The three months
special service plan. educates him in
its care.
In demonstration, or IN the long
period that might have elapsed from
the time that the car ieayea the fee
tory until Ii Is delivered in the hands
OF the purchaser, the battery might
have become more or less exhausted
|, The condition Is noted Immediately
by the battery expert when the bat
terry is taken in for registration aud
the battery is put ia q fully charged
condition.
Regular eemi-monthlg inspection
which this system recommends.
makes ii possible 70 correct any hat-
terry troubles before they have foae
too far, Of far enough 70 be serious.
For these reasons taea tAls 90
day service plan il q great impor-
tanee TO ali motorists aud is goiae
to do great deal toward educating
him 10 the Importance Of his storage
battery. 1t is the means. 50 to
speak. whereby the battery il pre-
pared for It's life work and made fit
10 bold down its Job.