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Show I CARE OF STORAGE BATTERIES I OURINftFIRSTTHREE MONTIS OF USE DETERMINES RELIABILITY ; The first three months of the stor- age battery's life might be termed the critical period for, according to bat-1s bat-1s tery experts, the treatment which it receives during this time largely de-l de-l !t6rmines the satisfaction which the jcar owner is later to get from it ; Recognizing this fact, the Willard Storage Battery company of Cleveland Cleve-land Ib strongly advising all now car owners to get in touch with a service i station and learu the few simple ! things necessary for Its care, before - subjecting it to the upB and downs j of travel. This slniplo precaution fOften prevents battery troubles. ' Generally speaking, any new car I owner ought to tako his car to a battery bat-tery service station and have the battery tested. 1 Whether a battery Is actually used :, ,or not, it is slowly discharging, and ', ' -so, If a considerable space of time 3 j has elapsed from the assembling of , : the automobile until the time that It s goes Into the owner's hands, the bat-fl, bat-fl, tery Is bound to bo somewhat run ; down. Tests and demonstrations of i ,the lighting and starting system while the machine is on the salesroom floor might further have aggravated this '. condition. V A battery that begins its active career fully charged has a far better chance of keeping in good condition and giving satisfactory service than a battery that is called upon to do its work when It is only half charged. The owner of a new car, therefore, should see- that the battery tests up to 1.275 to 1,300 before he uses it. With the battery once fully charged and in first class condition It is comparatively com-paratively a simple matter to keep it so. The owner himself can fill It with distilled water once a week and at the same time should take hydrometer hydro-meter tests. If It fails to "hold the charge," he should consult a self-starter expert, to learn whether the genera tor and other parts of the electrical system are properly performing their functions. However, it may be due to the con. dltions under which the automobile Is used by its owner that the generator fails to supply sufficient current. He may be extravagant about his lights or making matfy starts on short runs. Unless the owner keeps in touch with the service station or makes tests himself, him-self, tho first Intimation ho has that he is using more power from the battery than tho generator is supplying supply-ing to it, is when his battery goes doad. |