The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-03-18
EXPERT TELLS -
BEST CARE FOR
AUTO BATTERY
Should Be Given as Much
Attention as Engine
for Beat Results
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In order To obtain low cost Oi
battery service N" automobile own.
rr must de three things: lie must
hay. battery Of rcasnnabl" worth
h" must sre that II In Hrryic"d
property. h" must give II u certain
amount Of attention himself when
W. consider the cost OF battery
nnd the work II has ~ do, u should
h" the owners duty to civ" II ~
much care AZ b" gives th" cngin"
m, latter H. given - daily supply of
oil. but how about ~" attention the
battery receives"
There ar" now on IN" market
over TOO different makes of storage
batteries. On ~ this number u
good p"rr"nthH" az" practically
worthless when compared with top
notch batteries made by r.sponai
blr concerns.
Worthless batteries Waste
The worthless ones are sonnet lines
called back alley" batteries be-
cause they are made In barns, gar
ages aud shops that hav" no rcco.'
milton. ., does not take any par
iIcular ski, or experience" Ia maxi"
such batteries. Til. plates are pur'
chased from one source. boxes. Jars
aud -icctroiyt, from Others, aud so
tn. parts are put together and the
resultant called a Norag" battery
u III. parts w"r. properly mad"
and correlated a good battery could
b" produced, but such battery
would then have To sell at such u
stiff price ~ compared with the
reputable makes that the alley
builders could not compete,
80 the motorist Il asked TO buy
these put-togcthcr batteries at a
low price. sometimes at high
price. II doesn't matter much about
tho price. for the mo,orlst gets
stuck" either way.
Reliable Product Important
" you need u battery buy one
made by u reputabl" firm. Tha,
does not necessarily mean n large
manufacturer who ADVERTISE his
wares all over the country. because
thcr, are many smaller battery
makers who haven't the distribu-
tion, nor the advertising volume.
The battery business is ono that
must bo studied In order TO pro-
ducc a good unit at low cost. This
study calls for constant expert
mental work In every branch OF
manufacture. and this Is something
the back alley" builders do not
care to do.
Once you possess a good battery
the. next thing TO do IL to give II
the care II deserves. All you have
To do ~ to add distilled water once
each week IN winter or at such In
'cryal. as found necessary to keep
the cells filled TO level.
Terminals Must Bc Clean
Aside from this simple procedure
scc to u that tho terminals are
clean and tight and tho battery rs
u unit In mounted solidly In place.
II u white or green deposit appears
on ono OF the terminals little or no
current VIII flow into or out of tho
battery. pisconnect tho terminals
ana scrapo off tho deposit. wipe
the terminals dry ana cover with u
light coat II crease or vaseline.
Never add bnything but distilled
water. Thote, are some garages and
even battery service stations that
viii try to all you some special elec-
trolyto to "revive" tho battery.
These special solutions should
not be used: for while II II per-
foctly possible to add chemicals to
temporarily revive any battery. II
harms the battery In the end. II a
battery is 10 fur gone that It will
not take a charge or hold a charge
special electrolyte will only give
temporary relief at great cost.
Charging Must he Watched
Soc TO It that tho generator
charging rate 10 low enough or high
enough to keep tho battery up to