The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25
BATTERY GRE y
MOST IMpOk TAHT
Suggestions That villa r. e
vent Trouble if Owner OH
serve Proper Care. VI

srt IL all TOO true that the avers e
n-,,-., ,oye,. atvea his battery a. thoug. =
untii II balks," says william II. stewart
n president of the stewart Automobile
acbnol. "He looks after gasolene. wa
ter, oil, gears. brakes and steering ~
cause the NEED Of such attention is im-
pressed upon him every trip. But n-ese.
n thought of the battery crosses ms in,'e
he seems to believe thai the cnarsns
plant will take care of the battery, anu
sf n doesn't he will fnde-out sooner OF
later And ali the time the arnmeter
needle is making frantic ,Sgnals TO at
tract his attention. NevtSthe.es'. ne
drives blissfully on until theS battery -
discharged and possibly ruined.
.Fror the benefit of the inexperienced
motorist 1 have noted few thir$s neoee-
sary to get best results from WINS es-
sential part of the electric system Inese
should be posted where they can (be seen
several times a day 80 that theN driver
NAV soon learn to repeat them fonwarus
and backwards and do everything caSiieu
for when necessary: T.
"watch ammeter to see II oatteFy 10
charging or discharging properly.
TEST with hydrometer or voi'me'ei ''
least once a week.
add enough distilled water once
keep
.sNeyer let switch stay on whiie en-
CINE is not running.
'sPrevent short circuits Wy Wa'ci"s
for weak places in the insu;ation aho
TAPPING them as soon as discovered. Anu
never lay a tool or other piece\oI dne'"'
across terminals Of battery.
ssKeep the terminals tight anot iiee
from corrosion (sulphate).
..If a greenish substance forms around
a terminal clean and dry the partsttnol
ouxhly. replace securely and cover WIN
Gun grease to prevent the acid ciipnoiht
I'M the post and repeating the trousH
az add is needed. never add 1t Noer,
self, but consult the battery mann a..
the service station. IL added w n
,,nskilled person 1t may do more nam
than good.
Prevent freezing by seeing that pat
teiy is always up to full charge. When
discharged a battery will freeze around
20 degrees Fahrenheit. When fuiiy
charged 1t cannot freeze
DO not use starter or lights too much
unless you run the car great oea
during the daytime SO as to replace
the current used.
'If battery is losing strength. in spite
OF your care, have. the charging piah'
looked over at the service stat!2u III
"And again let me say-watcn 'hC
ammeter, for the greatest of these Il
ammeter. 1t is the pulse OF the whoie
system, an indicator which tells you a.
a glance when affairs are going TiSh
or when they are going wrong.
'sThe foregoing instructions, with ON
or two exceptions. should be clear with
out further explanation. But many peo
pie do not know how to use the volt
meter or hydrometer. The test with sh'
latter is to draw up some Of the electro
lyte into the syringe and to note tn
reading. 1.150 to LITE indicates dis
charge. while 1875 to 1900 shows
charged condition. To use the voltmete
turn on the lights while making tn
test. Seven volts for three cell Pa'
terry shows full charge.
Most cars use the battery for thre
duties, ignition, starting and lighting
If the battery fails all three system
go out of commission at once. Thp
st will be seen how Important IT
to give intelligent care 70 that part q
the electric system"