The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
Economy and Performance
Depends ON Ignition System

a good storage battery Will not
insure good ignition. ~rtnor VIII a
good spark plug, nor au nffiriont
.ull nor % we'll 1djumcd lutrrrIpt'r.
! An uf lhcso are important factors.
Ibut mono Of them alone are capable
lf good ignition
Tho difference between plain ig-
milton md good ignition ll the ar
foronco bctwoou good ocnuumv ana
/ poor roDnom, bctwocn dirty spark
plugs ana ,lonn npurk plugs BE-.
ttVD,u L'roHouo uI bro tho crank ,.t.e
/ '1ud minimum or crnuEcnar Juu-
iiun There d. al the difference ~
th, vurld h"lwu"u the performance
uf 70 car which .s gDtling % gupd upf.
sharp spark boo thr cylinder a. the
correct time and one which Is re.
/ ouiylug u v'ak thiu spark Just Huf
/ ticI'ut tu make the nnorEr ur even
q good spark ai in, WRONG time.
~ BE- very gHsy 'ut an efficient Hyf-
| tom be- ih, battery. ibc suurgr u
| lce,rlr ,urrur rhls ,s probably tho
efficiency down iU 10 or 90 per cent
/ and Ftili allow 800, car to up'rt'" on
al its clliudcra. ana IN the hands Of
! n cHTclDgr nT non obHnrvuut owner to
givo apparently fair satisfaction. Bat
| The ohr however. viii not equal one
which H. receiving u good spnrl In
IacrcicrHtuu VA lifo OF its bchrif -"
| In hill climbing nhility or in K0HDlina
| economy
The frai thing We thlnk Of when
| wo or, pulru o'CT fNo Ignition $3.50.
| ltcm W tho battery. witch Ig tho
| battery which is tho SQUIRE" of rlcr.
| tric current. This l9 probably th'
| lagt unl' iu lho outlr, Hygtom wmrF
VIII glvc tIUuhIu nH far uE ignition
! ~ concerned IunE after the battery
/ has ceased To- bo sufficiently power.
| ful TO crank tho engine through tn
starting motor or TO give proper u
/ Illumination through th' lighting Fy'
! tom. II win supply sufficient current
80 give perfect iEnitiun Therefore
we can nfuly say that II the sturag,
bnttury ia crankIng the ruNiuc 81
giving any kind nf lightp 1t nll u u
more than sufficient To supply good
ignlIiun
Practically everyone uudcrstand'
no operation of the battery iguitiot
systCnr The G-yult Currcnt from th'
battery ~ tnkon e. the intetruptel
mechanism which IN IN connection
with the coil Tho coli oonslsts o
Two windiugs. n primary md u scC
] NllullNs INV VT lliNIN Nl'lhlNh w ~
| iirpctlv IN circuit With the o'vuI
battery aud the iutcrruptcr ANA nv
ancondnry winding surrounding II
and hainR IN circuit with the dis
trihutor ana spark plug Az tn
urinary circuit is brnkcn ny the ~
'crruptcr % high tension circuit IL in
lducod In thr secondary winding hn'
hv mems uf the distributor W led q
tho spark plug giving tho high ton
sion ignition spark.
Tho wires forming all these con
ncctions must be In perfect condition
aud must have good contact I'm ordel
20 allow this system to tuncllol
uropcrly 4 loose contact very oftci
cnuRca ignition tn vary hctW"ei
weakness and strcnGth or to hit hu'
miss as the terminals come In con
tact or fan away. Loose cuntHc'
AIso have greater resistance to eleC
,ric current than tight contacts witt
tho result that somc nf the chrr"n
which Hhouhi he utilized Tor Roo'
ignition IN necessary To overcome rt
sIstancc Of IN" moor contact WIT
che result thnt the spark " not u
hot m II would he with n better con
nccticn Therefore. II II noccssnr
AZ primary at.p Ia have gpod 'oll
uoctiong md sound wiring throuHl
nut thc entire Batem. Tho exposed
nartR OF the wiring are eaHll
ehockcd over ny any owner ana N
should mako II y routine dutN u
regularly check this wiring over n
t,,,r,.,Ia ga Ia aurp TINT he IN no