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Show Battery Location Most Persistent Car Problem From time to time th question of storage battery location has cropped up as one of the most persistent problems prob-lems that the chasals dealgner la compelled com-pelled to face. The public baa demanded demand-ed free running boarda, and for this reason there haa been a decided drop In the number of batteries carried on them; simultaneously the under-the-seat method has grown In prominence. Battery service stations have found, however, that the heat of the engln has a marked effect on batteries carried car-ried under the seats In the front compartment. com-partment. If any one has had occasion to touch the tools under the seat In the course of a run on a' hot day he undoubtedly has been surprised to find the amount of hent absorbed by them. If this heat reaches the tools In th compartment, wrapped in their case, It will reach the battery well to a much greater extent, and the result Is that the water is evaporated at a rapid rat and the Instruction to the owner to refill his battery every two weeks are entirely inadequate. This Is a big problem, because It Involves In-volves millions of dollars' worth of property. Heat must be carried away from the battery, and the blast of hot air which comes from the engine Is the worst medium that could be found to do It. If the battery must be carried under the seat, let us have the air baffled so that cool and not hot air will strike the battery container well |
