Show CORRODED TERMINALS OFTEN CAUSE OF OE BATTERY TROUBLES Water Must Be Pure Or Minerals May Cause Damage to Plates and Bring Grief n Hj By II 11 C ROI A W cr d tied CI l c-l ol bide 1 M Mc MC c t 0 II I ou ork It If the battery r In an automobile Is going to have havo the tho pep pep pep- pep that this Important part of oC a II motor c Ca ought to ha hate haAe e It must be gh en enI I and systematic alt attention Considerable vigor Is to 10 turn oves ovel tho the engine when ahen hen thu tho driver puts his foot toot on the self self- starter self starter this energy comes from the batter battery of battery tron- tron trou troU- troUbles troubles The Tho chief aOl so source bles I li h usually found in corro corroded terminals CI t v cry often the tho lights horn and Ignition will wm all operate satisfactorily but the but the self starter self alit tall fall to function This may ho bo traced to corroded or fitting battery y terminals will al- al allow al allow low a n sufficient amount of cht- cht rent oil rent to pas pass to operate the lights and nd hornet horn vet et at the tame snore time will not Mart the motor This Is la be- be because causa bo-causa cause caus to start the tho motor takes mony times the amount of cur cur- cur I nt u used ed by these other 9 In other I words the tho 8 may be gl grent eat enough to prevent pre ent the motor f om operating This corrosion Is la formed by the electro 10 or acid In the tho batt battery acting upon the lead leod terminals After Arter It has formed tho the most sat sat- satIsfactory sat satisfactory way nay to get rid of It Is to tl tor r scrape the tho terminals ls until thel I a bright lead finish Washing the terminals with ammonia or orsome orsome orsome some other olber alkaline solution will any acid add that may t be t e present and pre prevent present ent corrosion When hen v hen such washing Is la done care enre should be taken that none of th solution gets Into the he battery s a as tt Il will 11 o the add acid In the bat bat- battory battory bat battery tory tery and stop Its action GOOD CO T CT F 10 ORLD ORED When hen the terminals have hate been scraped cleaned and brightened d dand and the tho parts have hate been assembled It Is Important to see that the terminals make a contact for Cor till the full tull area of their surfaces This Is necessary because II a a very firm and full contact Is required to supply the amount of current needed for starling the motor Some motor motor- motorIsts motorIsts motorists make mako a practice of coating the terminals terminal with vaseline 01 o other grease t to prevent the add acid fro tro coming coming In contact with Ith the Joints It If the corrosion becomes excessive sive sl or if for tor any other reason the contact becomes poor the lights are flaro Ialo up with Ith unusual brightness It If the tho contact Is ao 51 5 poor that no current may pass pale or orIf orif orIf If the wiro Ire should become discon- discon discon front from tho the battery the light will III burn out entire entirely I In most sv- sv lems This happens because the generator which charges the bat bat- bat battery tery is designed to deliver sufficient sufficient dent current to charge e the bat bal battery ter tery at It low speed Consequently when hen the engine Is speeded up It sill dell deliver much muel more CUI current rent than n Is 10 necessary The system of regulating th the In most moat cases Is 10 such that the batted battel pla plays a an nn Important part partin partin in keeping the he voltage voltago from iaia- iaia Ing als-Ing In log to a I point where hero It II will Ill bU burn burnout burnout 11 out the lights tights and damage other r parts parte Therefore to ha have hate 0 the bat bat- battery battery bat battery tery satisfactorily accomplish flit purpose It Is necessary that It al- al al always ways nays be r i ept In good contact with the generator Usually about the only attention n a battery requires Is to keep the plates o c-o red with an nn electrolyte te hy by adding distilled d water ater The fhe na- na nater wa water a- a ter li is the only part of the elec elee- electrolyte 1 rOI to that e evaporates and ond thero- thero therefore fore I stater only should be added and preferably distilled water Wa- Wa Water Wa VI Water ter containing minerals might dam dam- damage ago age the batters or at least Inter Inter- Interfere Interfere Interfere fere with Its Ita proper action M IMPURITIES Impurities in the water vater may cau a self discharge of oC the battery may colt coat the Iho plates and Bod stop atop the action positive and und may act on the peal peal- positive tive tire material and cause It to she I 1 f from om plates Use a gins glas glass or a por- por porcelain porcelain por porcelain celain container for battery water to help keep metallic Impurities from getting Into the electrolyte Care should be taken also not notto notto notto to 0 overfill the cells celie because th tha acid neld ilia may mav v overflow 0 ruin the bon boC and anol corrode the tho terminals Intro Intro- Intro a high resistance Into the Readjustment of ot ael nerd acid strength should always ns be mad made by a II competent battery technician It If It is observed that one cell of ot tho the battery continually need more water than the tho others a len leak leakIn leakIn In the Jar might be suspected and It would b bs wise Iso to have havo the tho bat bat- batter battery bat battery ter tery expert export look It over In this connection aside from the tho loss loas of ofa a acid ld from the cell call there Is danger r of imaging damaging the plates plate It if they M- M become come bo-come come conle uncovered erod It there Is le difficulty In starting the engine because of ot trouble In Inthe Inthe Inthe the engine Itself the cause causo should bo be found and remedied It Is poor practice to continue to us use the self starter for a long period It if the engine stalls stallo tau hard This draws s a 8 largo luge quantity of ot current from the batter battery This will alit also heat up the tho battery batter and may do It damage It If the car ear Is put In storage the tle batter battery should be removed and lot loft lotIn loftin ledIn In the care of a battery expert aho ho will 11 see seo that its It Is s recharged hen ahen needed again A battery not In uso use will run down In about II a month s a time lime To sum aum up Inspect the battery frequently keep It properly bath bath- bathed bathed bathed ed when hen In doubt consult an on eC ct- c pert 1 el I A thorough knowledge ot of battery battery- b Is la for most moat folks to tobe tobe tobe be obtained only by concentrated study of ot the subject under com corn competent competent potent Instructors 00 oo 00 |