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Show Cleaning Frequently to Save Battery Is Urged The battery, placed out of sight in the car, collects a lot of mud and dirt, which, If not cleaned off, will do a needless amount of harm. The spray which the battery gives off In charging, charg-ing, condenses on the top of the batteries, bat-teries, causing a mud to form. This provides a path for the current to . ... flow and the battery loses a certain percentage of its charging current when the generator Is working, and will also discharge when Idle. When the top of the battery is cleaned, all surplus acid or water which has beeu spilled ou the top of the battery may be removed, thus preventing discharge or leakage of current from this cause, or leakage of the current from this cause. |