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Show Importance and Necessity of Attention to Batteries Many automobile owners do not realize the importance and necessity of giving their starting and lighting batteries proper attention in the winter. win-ter. The battery is a delicate piece of apparatus, and If mistreated, will very quickly depreciate. Two things are of prime importance; impor-tance; the battery should be kept fully charged, and it should not be allowed to freeze. A battery when standing idle for any length of time gradually loses its charge. Therefore if the car is not ruu regularly during the winter, In order to keep the battery bat-tery fully charged, the engine should be run at regular periods to charge, or else the battery should be charged from an outside source of current. This should be done every two or three weeks. The state of charge can he easily read from a specific gravity hydrometer syringe, which can be purchased pur-chased for about a dollar from an auto supply dealer. A reading of from 1,250 to 1,300 indicates full charge. The reading Is indicated by the number on the hydrometer nt the level of the liquid. If the battery is fully charged, it is not apt to freeze when the temperature tempera-ture is above zero, Fahrenheit. It is best, however, to take the battery from the car and into the house in extremely cold weather. |
