Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-22 | Page 36 | Helpful Hints for Battery Owners

HELPFUL HIS FOi) BAM 01EES C. M. McDonald, manager of the Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain Electric Company Service station, sta-tion, has given out some very helpful hints in the last few weeks regarding winter storage for batteries. Mr. McDonald Mc-Donald now warns the motorist who is taking care of his own battery that he must test it with a specific gravity hydrometer to eliminate the danger of freezing. . "The following," says Mr. McDonald, "are the points at which a battery will freeze: 1.120 or discharged, 20 degrees F. above zero; l.lfiO or three-quarters discharged, dis-charged, zero; 1.210 or one-half discharged, dis-charged, 20 degrees below zero; 1.260 or one-quarter discharged, 60 degrees below zero; 1.2P0 or fully charged, 90 degrees below zero. A specific gravity hydrometer hydrom-eter should be part of every car owner's kit of tools. We carry a full stock of hydrometers and the price is so low that nc nno noorl ho TOit'imit nnf "There is a great advantage In having a service station take care of your winter win-ter storage. We have customers who have tried both ways taking care of their own battery and having us store It and they say it isn't worth the risk of uncertain results and maybe a ruined battery, just to avoid a, small storage charge. "Our batterv experts are specialists in both classes of storage wet and dry. All threaded rubber insulated batteries received re-ceived are stored wet. They are kept filled with water and fully charged. When delivered In the spring they are guaranteed guaran-teed to be in perfect condition if they were received in good border. A battery i In wet storage Is ready for use on a min-! min-! ute's notice. i "Owners of wood insulated batteries i should take advantage of our dry storage facilities. There Is a big advantage in this because dry storage takes care of r-Insnlation r-Insnlation during the time when you are not using the car, thus not only eliminating eliminat-ing the cost of a rental battery, but also the inconvenience of having the car laid up when you want it most. Because a htUterv in dry storage must be reassem-I reassem-I bled when wanted, a two weeks' notit-e is required, and the only charge we make 1 for the storage Is the cost of re-insulation, and any new parts that may be . needed. "Bring us your battery to be tested each week, and keep on the safe side. Ask us about the advantages of owning a still better Wfllard battery with threaded j rubber insulation."