Show BATTERIES SHOULD I IBE BE TESTED BEFORE r r f LONG TRIPS 7 Neglect N of Precaution Cause V of Worry and Added Expense Jy With With a hundred and one attend to it is but natural nat nat- ural bral ral that a motor car owner owner should h uld forget something when he lie starts of off on ona a trip alb albeit it is only a a. jaunt to one of the canyons and generally what he has forgotten is most important too According to officials of the Intermountain Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- mountain Electric company every overy week brings many many cars to Willard storage battery station maintained by that company at its est establishment on on East Fourth South with ith batteries in bad condition as ass a a. result of of neglect on the part of the automobile owner to give his batteries attention before driving the car on on a a. a along long tour tout Expert Gives Advice e. e In talking over this situation sit as regards re re- cards gards motoring yesterday officials of the the Intermountain Electric company who are in charge in-charge of the Willard storage storage storage stor stor- age battery service sta station ion said Before starting on a a long trip a car owner should have his batteries tested to see that the specific gr gravity vit is up to the proper p point int and then he should hould see that every cell is filled with pure distilled water vater If the use to which the car is put is far above normal the batteries may be likened to a man who eats heartily but gets little kittle exercise Illness follows and if the condition continues battery apoplexy apoplexy apoplexy apo apo- is sure to result An overfed battery heats up rapIdly rap rap- Idly diy and if the Uie driver does not give it sufficient sufficient exercise to balance the feed he lie gives it he lie should check the temperature with a dairy thermometer ter from time to time particularly when making long runs on warm days or or when doing a great deal of continuous con day driving The temperature in in the battery should not be allowed to exceed degrees Fahrenheit degrees is a danger point and shows necessity for immediate action and remedy If the battery is being overfed the remedy is to exercise it by keeping the lights burning when driving This will counteract the overfeeding May Go to Pieces An overheated battery is is apt togo to togo togo go to pieces v very ry quickly because the the- plates will buckle and warp putting the entire electrical system out of commission com com- mission Care should be exercised during the entire trip to fill the battery bat battery tery with water at frequent intervals and it is well when passing through a town where they have a Willard service service service ser ser- vice station to ask the man in charge to inspect the battery and tell you what it neds and we will be glad to supply a a list of such stations to any car owners who contemplate a tour We will also be glad to furnish a littie littie little lit lit- tie tle booklet entitled Are You Overheating Overheating Overheating Over Over- heating Your Battery which covers cover's this subject more fully The present season is the busiest the Intermountain Ele Electric company has ever experienced in its automo automo- I bile accessories department and the service stations it maintains for the tho benefit of These service eta sta stations I include not only the Willard battery batI battery bat bat- tery station but a Bosch magneto service service ser ser- vice station a Rayfield carburetor service service ser ser- I vice station and a service station forthe Corthe for Cor forthe the Westinghouse st starting and lighting system and a service station for Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- I art specialties |