Show i i neap Barney Ol 01 says SUMMER CARE ON STORAGE I I By Barney oar Oldfield j I It no by J Kins JI Features atu a t ets Inc I Warm weather Is approaching and with it comes a multiple of at troubles that t every class o of automobile owner II experiences Of or all the troubles troubleD there thoro is Js none nono worse than battery batter trouble because It affects lI lights starter and I ignition It Is therefore of at great groat Importance im importance Im- Im to see that t tho the battery al alvn's always always al- al I ways is 8 in good condition fully charged chars ed cd well supported and fit It for tor another I seasons sennon's work ork I I have havo repeated In these columns how necessary It Is for Cor the tho battery cells colls to be filled with water at all times Tho water level l el should beabout bo be about one half Inch above tho the tops of oC Ithe the tho plates It is better belter to have havo too much water than too little During warm weather there thero Is greated evaporation o apora tion of ot tho the solution than there is In fall Can or winter hence It Is s necessary ry to tomake tomake make a n weekly Inspection of ot each ach cell It ma may bo found that one ono cell or perhaps perhaps per per- haps two drop vcr very low while tho the others do not In most batteries ono one coil coll will show a 3 greater loss than the tho others especially If It tho the battery is 15 so placed that ono one cell drops low In solution solution I tion In a n d day and tho the solution level ovel levelIs Is below the tho plates there Is no need to suspect a cracked Jar Under no circumstances should anything but distilled distilled dis dis- tilled tilted water bo be added If you add acid or an any other liquid except clean water you ou are ore going to reduce the capacity of ot the battery hattery and perhaps ruin It Before you ou begin using your batt battery ry this season Beason I would nd advise nde e you OU to have hivo havethe tho the service station make mako a a. test lest of or It to determine Its internal condition Sometimes a hatter y is g about ready for forthe tho the junk heap and then It Is hett better r to tomake tomako tomako mako make an nn exchange nSe at nt the beginning Inning of ot tho the season rather than wait and possibly possibly pos pas sibly have to do pa pay a 0 higher price It Is possible for tor the tho ammeter to b h he showing shoving charge rge the generator may Tie Ii properly adjusted and operating operating- at l best beRt and still tho the battery b always s seems low v which causes the starter to turn over slowly and md the J lights to to burn dimly Much Much- of ot this trouble Is brought about b by corroded battery batter terminals One Ono terminal ma may have havo a a. green de dePOt deposit deposit de- de posit POt and perhaps some somo w white deposit also l Is o. o In order that there thero be bo a 3 free flow of oC current the tho terminals must be clean Detach the tho terminals and scrape off art II I I I I tho the deposit Also bo be sure that the connection con- con I I Is tight light and that tho the cable does not wobble around when whon tho the car cor carIs carla Is la operating thus tending to loosen tho the connection See Seo that the heavy I cables are arc away awny from tram moving parts such as ns a flywheel This Th often otten happens hap- hap pens pona and tho the Insulation soon wears a ava away va the th copper touches a no metal part and you have havo a 0 short circuit I II If It a storage battery Is tested with a hydrometer tho solution In each cell of at 1280 to 1300 must show a n gravity sn You can cnn allow of ot a variation of or ten and I 1 think ou points tween between cells you will find when testing that th there nearly nearly nearly near near- ly always Is a 3 difference between one ono cell call reading and another If It one cell drops very cry low especially below 1275 while the others arc aro normal I 1 would RU suggest nest having tho the battery b char charged by bythe bythe the thc service station and a n. complete test II made m To operate properly a battery must bo be well supported It must not bo be al allowed allowed al- al lowed to bounce bouno around In Ito Ita cradle for this Is like likely to crack crock a n jar Forthe For Tor i I tho the bamo sano reason when removing a bat Bat- battery I tery fr from m tho the car ar It should hould not bo be sot on tho the floor as ns though a 1 battery battory were a 0 piece of ot steel sleet It should be bo handled gently I If It you OU put pet your our battery battory In n dr dry storage storage stor stor- age ago at tho the beginning of or the season tho the service stations will assemble it for Cor you ou and put It t In perfect condition for twelve or more moro months of ot work If It you havo have been beon using your battery all winter winter or If It t hn has not been tested by a 0 service station for or six fh months month take tako It t to them b by nil all means If It tho the battery r has been lying Idle for tor two months and no doubt It la is In I I pretty bad condition and needs a good long IonS charge Charging on the tho car wont won't give results So far as trouble Is concerned you ou have havo hut bait to consider this ono one fact If Ir I Ithe 1 the battery tests 1280 1250 1 80 to I 1300 tOO for each I cell you are arc sure tho the battery batter Is 18 o. o k and If IC tho the conn connections arc are tight you I i are aro then sure suro that any trouble from dim lights weak weale starter gr r poor ignition ignition igni nl tion comes comeR from something else olse besides tho the battery balten In tho the case of or weak lamps look for a 0 ground loose or corroded connections outside of or the tho battery Lamps that flicker Indicate connections connections connections con con- which make intermittent con can tact Lamps that burn very brightly bright and look as 31 though they thoy were going to burn out indicate an n inactive regu regu- lation Tho The regulator allows the full generator voltage voltago at ot high speeds to go goto goto 0 to the tho lamps |