Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 36 | Winner of Prize Explains How to Keep Starting System Efficient

WINNER OF PRIZE I I EXPLAINS HOW W TO KEEP STARTING t SYSTEM EFFICIENT Motorist Should Focus Attention Attention At At- on Mechanical t Apparatus to Get Results of sta starting start start- rtIn rt- rt 1 it This answer to the thc question and lighting troubles won the prize In ing ng contest In Motor the national magazine of or motoring and ani I to have ones one's starting order In It system operating at Its highest for tor motorists motorIsts motor- motor t efficiency It will be nece necessary sar or I elec- elec Mats to know something about their equipment It Is true that elec- elec never falls fails It If It is given Iven the me- me i assistance necessary for or It to todo todo todo do Its work When breakdowns do occur I It tt Is not because some somo unseen energy haa i failed to perform as It should but simply sim sim- I pt pi ply because the mechanical conditions necessary for efficient operation have not maintained p II been The maintenance of ot an n electrical startIng startIng start- start for or a motor car Clr Ing and lighting system amounts ng to O keeping the vo attention fO l t I tI I 1 f fo- fo Of CuRed CUBed on me Ull ne i i ithe u the apparatus In good order There are arc three electrical circuits on an automobile these namely mel arc are the starting lighting and Ignition 1 i Short circuits In the starting system b removing removing can be located at the batter battery by ing lag the ne neti ti ve wire from the ba battery and arni one of tho test lamp In contact with the tho negative pole nas In Intact terminal and the tho other of the battery batter detached contact tact with the end of the tte Is When a short circuit Uve wire ne lI ht un unless Unless uness un- un fo found nd th the lamp will wUl generally light less ess some ome special conditions are present MAYBE A SHORT Perhaps there Is a short circuit In tho the thol entire starting starling motor cau caused ed by a ground l between the starter and starting switch I Where these conditions hold the tho test I lamp Jamp will not lI light ht unless tho switch Is closed In locating trouble In the startIng start- start Ing ng system observe carefully that none of the parts are fused or burned M a away and al also o that connections are arc solid Often It t Is to locate a grounded or short circuited starting s switch due to I the Insulation hiding the break brenk The Ills of the thc starting motor arc are few I and if fr an any are arc present they arc are of a mechanical nature On both oth the tho starting start start- start 1 In Ing motor and lighting generator start start-I dirty and minor mino troubles In the tho I brush brushes s are their holders hoders ers are the chief troubles Considering tho the I if the segments arc are found to be blackened blackened black black- ened or rough duo to the use of short or worn brushes or cheap on ones s with poor electrical qualities and poor contact as the thc result of too weak spring pressure should present a a. bright coppery appearance and when covered with carbon dust should be cleaned Brushes should make malco good firm contact with the which the they should I fit exactly Trouble caus caused d by sticking brushes due to dirt or grease ma may be I cured with a a. few drops of gasoline i Weak eak spring pressure mn may be bc remedied I by pulling out the spring with the hands I Ib Light sand paper not emery should be used on the to clean off ocr the thC black accumulation Though the amateur amateur ama ama- should not go o too far In making makinI repairs re repairs re- re pairs upon the generator or other com com- d electrical apparatus TWO WO MAIN POINTS f There aro arc two main parts to the lightIng light light- f ln Ing In- system The Thc first Is th tho battery batter I lamps lamps and switch buttons and connecting wires and second Is the generator battery bat Lat tery and out cut-out rela relay system to together with fuse conn connections and regulator To find troubles in Sn this system It Is la only necessary to carefully go JO over the system Ss S's tern tem step by step with tho the use of a wire wire- Ire Ire- in ing dla diagram ram of ot the particular car where T one one ohe is locating trouble These diagrams Scan be found in the Instruction book The Th part of the lighting lIs system con consisting consisting consist consist- ing of the generator and regulator should not be repaired b by other than experts Tho makers maker's responsibility r ceases if one breaks the generator sen seal The ammeter is useful in finding trouble trouble trou trou- ble bit in the lighting s system stem should the current be indicated when wilen the switches are are oft off It suggests a short hort or ground however er In testing the batter battery It is necessary necessary f. f essary af to lo find If it the troubles arc are distributed dis- dis throughout hout the entire battory battry or confined to one or more cells This This' can be readily determined by placing a small volt meter across each cell to show whether it is giving h ng the tho t two o volts ic rc q lr One of or the fin first t places to look for r trouble Is In the electronic solution within the battery Keep this up to the roper proper level le b by the tue addition at regular intervals of distilled water or melted artificial ar- ar Ice so o that the tho plates are kept covered This Is put in fit once a week weck In t ummer a and every two weeks In cold cold I weather wrather Tho The next point to be consul consul- I j ered red is the specific gravity of the electro electro- lite tc Unscrew the tho caps and with us UBO of or ora a ai hydrometer take tho the reading of or each cell ell and compare each leading to ESO you oU can canell cantell canten ten tell ell if ach each one onet t is in Iii good order In every o case th the solution Is returned to the ce cell l that hat it Ills is taken from or Of course all an readings readings read read- III ings ings should be taken before the addition f r distilled water THE HE BATTERY READING t tin Jn In a n fully charged cd batte battery the reading I rould be he between 1275 1215 and 1200 1300 Never Ne er e I this to fan fall below Lelow 1130 1110 So much or ordinary care more serl serious us attentions should hould t 1 u be l f left t to the service enice station 1 1 Tho The most common troubles are arc hese Battery discharge ma may bo ho due duo to Improper char charging or short circuit In the lamp amp system In tho the battery lattery circuit Breaking Breaking- or regulating mechanism or Generator en 12 Lamp shorts short shorts baro haro wires touching ach oth other r due duc to poor taping Loose bridging terminals or defective 13 Battery shorts out worn battery batten sl e sediment in tho the bottom acid Icid cid n a top tOil or of batter battery sulphate terminals soaked wire Acid ma may be wiped wined Ip P with waste soaked In ammonia n C. Ine i Lamps stopped wont won't On t. t Operate or dim Wiped with T lamp shorts horts h shorts ba battery Her shorts wire shorts cir breaker cult shorts or open cir circuits G. G Lights out with engine running defective de do e generator weak field magnets burned out armature trou trouble ble faulty defective circuit circuit- breaker or open ollen circuits 6 Some lamps bright ht and others dim IHm duo due to local trouble partly discharged e battery defective C circuit breaker broker lamp filament partial shorts bad barl switch s connector or Ot lamp socket et grounded wire Improper lamp voltage defective o 01 out burned-out lamp 7 Starting motor cranks too slowly battery In iii ba bad condition al alto also o wires s pooi pOOl I hru brush h contact troubles me nie I disarrangement of starter en cn engaging engaging s system A Utile little oil in the rl right hl place at the tho right time goes KOCS oc a Ion long wa va towards pr prevention of trouble In tho the generator