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Show Proper C?.ra of Eattery Durinrj Winter Weather Pecans- of the heavier load it will get In wiiilir the battery must be up to Its highest ellleiency. The motorist can help It much by seeing that all contacts to batteries are tight and dean. Corrosion .should be brushed off v.iih a solution of baking bak-ing soda. It may al-o oe necessary to have the generator adjusted so that a heavier charge will go Into the battery. bat-tery. The nights are long anu the buttery but-tery Is calo-d upon to do mort work than Is required of It In summer. The charge, however, should not g aiioe 'JO on the ummeter dial and would bo-t be maintained at about 1j. Never add acid to Hie battery but add pure water to keep the solution well over the tops o" the plates. At Intervals also the battery should be checl.ed up to see that It does not fall below a specilic gravity of about l,'.'!"!. Although it will still oe useful at '.his point it will approach the dancer dan-cer point when hand cranking may have to be resorted to. Ore-e o twice during the winter a good charging is a good thing. The old radio charger will do It. |