The Washington times., 1919-03-12
SOME FROM
ONE WHO KNOWS

The major is one of those fortu.
nate individuals WAC go through life
with 9 smile lifting the corners. OF
their mouths.
/" He knows that. neglect puts more
cars cut OF service, than, wear, and
that negleet Of batteries Is often IA
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."As q matter OF course." says the
Major, I'VE accept the fact that. an
autdmabile needs gasolepe on which.
to run-that moving parts must be
creased and oiled to prevent wear.
When we neglect one Of thee i'm
poFtRnt precautions II won't do to
turp around and say that injury to
the ears mechanism -, due to faulty
construction.
"If you starve your battery by
using It constantly in an undercharged
condition, or owe. heat II by cnnt!nu-
Gus ovefcharging without giving 1t
an occasional drink OF, pure distilled
water, do you place responsibility
where II belongs?
battery Sensitive. &C. -
1.-THE storage. battery is one of the
most sensitive articles on your car.
Given the same consideration in the
way Of periodical care and attention
that you give other important parts
of the cars mechanism, II will servo
you long and faithfully.
Neglected, 1t win quickly become
impaired and be a source Of constant
Inconvenience and annoyance to YOU"
The starting and lighting system
on your ear Is planned and built to
operate under normal conditions. Ire
effects Of abnormal driving coEdi-
tons soon show themselves in your
storage battery. Even slight irreg-
Charities have their effect, SCOOTER or
later.
little Irregularities rapidly de-
yelop into serious troubles, and sefi-
Gus troubles Invariably mean expen-
siYe repairs-sometirnes new bat
terry"
Undercharging = Frequent starts
without running the car enough to
rechaFge the battery create an alb
normal condition under which the
health of your battery is bound to
suffer. 1t soon reaches an under
charged cohdition--Iights go dim
when the car e standing idle-and
frequently you have to resort TO
the hand crank. The damage may be
so great as to require a new battery"
OveFheatInE.
. oYeFheatinE."Ru the car
long distances at high speed with
little or no use of the starter or
lights, results in oveFcharging. Over
charging produces overheating, re-
suiting in rapid evaporation of the
water in the electrolyte and possible
damage. Before very long the plates
are uncovered and the battery is
ruined.
mine out OF ten imperative bat
teries are suffering from one OF these
siImknts."
This is good advice. The first thing
to do when you buy an electrically
sauipper car Is to consult the nearest
PFest-o-Lite Battery Service Station.
buy a hydometer syringe and learn
how to use IL. Find out how TO make
other simple tests that are necessary
to protect the health of your storage
battery.
These periodical tests are highly
important They enable you to tell In
advance when your battery is in dan
Ser of being ruined through under
charging or oyerheating-when minor
troubles in the electrical system are
draining the strength and endurance
of your battery--when an Inexpensive
fTesheninE charge would save ex-
pensive dismantling and Gebuilding
later.
be-. Correct Level.
Correct level OF eIect-olyte-The
eIectrolyte in each cell should be at
least one-fourth inch above The Eepa-
rators. To measure this. insert a
clean glass tube through tn" vent IN
I'll IL rests on top of the separators.
Place your finger firmly over the end
Of the tube and withdraw. Eie0trolyte
remaining IN the tube indicates the
height Of the electrolyte over the
ssparators.
Adding distilled water--When the
electrolyte Is less than one four inch
above the separators, pure distilled
water should be added. Never use
hydIant waite or water which has
been held in a metal receptacle. Keep
a bottle or jar Of pure distilled water
on hand for battery use only. To put
water in a cell in which the electro
lyte Is low, use your hydrometer
syringe. Do not add acid OF any
kind.
How TO make hydrometer tests-AI-
ways make hydrometer tests before
adding distilled water. First clean
OF the top of the battery and remove
the vent cap OF the cell TO be tested.
Squeeze the rubber bulb and insert
the tip of the hydrometer syringe into
the electTolyte as far as you can. Re
lease the pressure on the rubber bulb.
Enough eIectrolyte will be drawn up
into the glass tube to raise the grad
Uated float inside. The point on the
graduated scale coincidinr with the
surface level OF the liquid indicates
the specific gravity.
The. following table tells you the
approximate condition OF your bat
tsrY. according to specific gravity
readings:
1,l60-battery DISCHARGED.
1,1s5-battery q discharged.
1,225-hattery u discharged.
1,26o-batteFy 4 discharged.
1,3Oo-battery fully charged.
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