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Show Very Easy Matter to' Destroy "B" Battery A short circuit on a "B" battery will destroy it in a very short time because the cells are small and the chemicals are rapidly exhausted under un-der heavy currents. Often the first warning of this condition is when the warmth of the battery is noted. The only preventive is to connect a fuse in the circuit that will blow when too much current is drawn. This Is a protection that few sets have; it is standard practice in all other fields of electrical application. Changing the direction of the an tenna may increase the signal strength. If the antenna is built like a T, the ends should point toward the station that the operator desires most to hear. If it is like an inverted L, the elbow where the flat top and the lead-in wire join should point toward the sending send-ing station for the loudest results. |