The Automobile Storage Battery: Its Care And Repair
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1920]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
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- THE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE BATTERY ITS CARE AND REPAIR
- RADIO BATTERIES, FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES
- O. A. WITTE
- Chief Engineer, American Bureau of Engineering, Inc.
- Third Edition Completely Revised and Enlarged Fourth Impression Published 1922 by THE AMERICAN BUREAU OF ENGINEERING, INC. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
- Preface
- Section I
- Working Principles, Manufacture, Maintenance, Diseases, and Remedies
- The Automobile Storage Battery
- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY.
- CHAPTER 2. BATTERIES IN GENERAL
- CHAPTER 3. MANUFACTURE OF STORAGE BATTERIES.
- Plates
- Separators
- Electrolyte
- Jars
- Covers
- Case
- Assembling and Sealing
- Preparing Batteries for Dry Shipment
- Terminal Connections
- HOMEMADE BATTERIES
- CHAPTER 4. CHEMICAL CHANGES.
- Relations Between Chemical Actions and Electricity.
- CHAPTER 5. WHAT TAKES PLACE DURING DISCHARGE.
- CHAPTER 6. WHAT TAKES PLACE DURING CHARGE.
- CHAPTER 7. CAPACITY OF STORAGE BATTERIES.
- Design and Construction.
- Operating Conditions.
- Age of Battery.
- CHAPTER 8. INTERNAL RESISTANCE.
- CHAPTER 9. CARE OF THE BATTERY ON THE CAR
- "Dope" Electrolytes
- CHAPTER 10. STORAGE BATTERY TROUBLES.
- PLATE TROUBLES
- Buckling
- Shedding, or Loss of Active Material
- Loose Active Material
- Impurities
- Corroded Grids
- Granulated Negatives
- Heating of Negatives Exposed to the Air
- Negatives With Very Hard Active Material
- Bulged Negatives
- Negative With Soft, Mushy Active Material
- Negatives With Roughened Surface
- Frozen Positives
- Rotted, Disintegrated Positives
- Buckled Positives
- Positives That Have Lost Considerable Active Material
- Positives With Soft Active Material
- Positives With Hard, Shiny Active Material
- Plates Which Have Been Charged in Wrong Direction
- SEPARATOR TROUBLES
- JAR TROUBLES
- BATTERY CASE TROUBLE
- TROUBLE WITH CONNECTORS AND TERMINALS
- ELECTROLYTE TROUBLES
- GENERAL TROUBLES Open Circuits
- Battery Discharged
- Dead Cells
- Loss of Capacity
- Loss of Charge in An Idle Battery
- Section II
- Shop Equipment Shop Methods
- CHAPTER 11. CARE OF THE BATTERY ON THE CAR.
- Equipment Which is Absolutely Necessary
- Equipment Needed In Opening Batteries
- Equipment for Lead Burning (Welding)
- Equipment for General Work on Cell Connectors and Terminals
- Equipment for Work on Cases
- Tools and Equipment for General Work
- Stock
- Special Tools
- DESCRIPTIONS OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NAMED IN FOREGOING LIST Charging Equipment
- Constant Current Charging Using Lamp Banks, or Rheostats
- Using Motor-Generator Sets
- A few suggestions on Motor-Generator Sets
- Operating the Charging Circuits
- Care of Motor-Generator Set
- Constant-Potential Charging
- The Tungar Rectifier
- A. Two Ampere Rectifier
- B. The One Battery Rectifier
- C. The Two Battery Rectifier Catalogue No. 195530
- Fig. 55. The Two Battery Tungar Rectifier
- D. The Four Battery Tungar
- E. The Ten Battery Rectifier
- F. The Twenty Battery Tungar
- General Instructions and Information on Tungars
- Installation
- Line Connections
- Battery Connections
- Operation
- Troubles
- Tungar Rectifiers
- Mercury Arc Rectifier
- Mechanical Rectifiers
- Stahl Rectifier
- Other Charging Equipment
- CHARGING BENCH
- Fig. 65. Charging Bench with D.P.D.T. Switch for Each Battery
- WORK BENCH
- SINK OR WASH TANK
- LEAD BURNING (WELDING) OUTFIT
- EQUIPMENT FOR HANDLING SEALING COMPOUND
- SHELVING AND RACKS
- BINS
- BATTERY STEAMER
- EQUIPMENT FOR LEAD BURNING (WELDING) Plate Burning Rack
- The Burning Lead Mould
- EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL WORK ON CONNECTORS AND TERMINALS Moulds for Casting Inter-Cell Connectors, Terminals, Terminal Screws, Taper Lugs, Plate Straps, Etc.
- EQUIPMENT FOR WORK ON CASES
- TOOLS FOR GENERAL WORK
- CADMIUM TEST SET AND HOW TO MAKE THE TEST
- How Cadmium Tests Are Made
- When Cadmium Readings Should Be Made
- Open Circuit Voltage Readings Worthless
- What the Cadmium Test Set Consists of
- The AMBU Cadmium Voltmeter
- Testing a Battery on Discharge
- Testing a Battery on Charge
- HIGH RATE DISCHARGE TESTERS
- PARAFFINE DIP POT
- WOODEN BOXES FOR BATTERY PARTS
- Fig. 130. Boxes for Holding Parts of Batteries Being Prepaired
- EARTHENWARE JARS
- ACID CARBOYS
- SHOP LAYOUTS
- Concerning Light
- CHAPTER 12. GENERAL SHOP INSTRUCTIONS.
- CHARGING BATTERIES.
- TROUBLES
- Suggestions
- LEAD BURNING (WELDING)
- General Lead Burning Instructions
- Burning on the Cell Connectors and Terminals
- Burning Plates to Strap and Post
- Post Building
- Extending Plate Lugs
- Making Temporary Charging Connections
- MOULDING LEAD PARTS
- HANDLING AND MIXING ACID
- PUTTING NEW BATTERIES INTO SERVICE
- Batteries Shipped Fully Charged, or "Wet." All Makes
- BATTERIES SHIPPED "DRY" Exide Batteries
- Table of Initial and Repair Charging Rates
- Vesta Batteries
- Philadelphia Diamond Grid Batteries
- Charging Rates
- TABLE — No. 1
- TABLE NO.2
- Willard Bone-Dry Batteries
- Unfilled Willard Wood Insulated Batteries
- Preparing Westinghouse Batteries for Service
- The Prest-O-Lite Assembled Green Seal Battery
- Initial Charge---52 Hours
- INSTALLING A BATTERY ON A CAR
- STORING BATTERIES
- "Wet" Storage
- Series on 115 Volt Line
- Dry Storage
- DETERMINING AGE OF BATTERY
- Exide Age Code.
- Prest-O-Lite Age Code.
- Prest-O-Lite Factory Marks.
- Titan Age Code.
- RENTAL BATTERIES
- Terminals for Rental Batteries
- RADIO BATTERIES
- VESTA RADIO BATTERIES
- EXIDE RADIO BATTERIES
- WILLARD RADIO BATTERIES
- WESTINGHOUSE RADIO BATTERIES
- PHILADELHIA RADIO BATTERIES
- Initial and Recharge Charging Rate
- U. S. L. RADIO BATTERY
- PREST-O-LITE RADIO BATTERIES
- Table of Prest-O-Lite Radio Batteries
- UNIVERSAL RADIO BATTERIES
- "DRY" STORAGE BATTERIES
- DISCHARGE TESTS
- The 15 Seconds High Rate Discharge Test
- Lighting Ability Discharge Tests
- Starting Ability Discharge Tests
- "Cycling" Discharge Tests
- Discharge Apparatus
- PACKING BATTERIES FOR SHIPPING
- STORING SEPARATORS
- REINSULATION
- SAFETY FIRST FOR THE BATTERY REPAIRMAN
- TESTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Tests to Be Made by the Repairman
- Troubles
- ADJUSTING GENERATOR OUTPUTS
- How and When to Adjust Charging Rates
- TESTING AND FILLING SERVICE
- SERVICE RECORDS
- CHAPTER 13. BUSINESS METHODS.
- Purchasing Methods.
- The Use and Abuse of Credit.
- Proper Bookkeeping Records.
- A Daily Exhibit of Your Business.
- Expenses and Profits.
- Invaluable Monthly Comparative Information.
- CHAPTER 14. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BATTERY?
- Battery Tests
- General Inspection
- Operation Tests
- Trouble Charts
- All Cells Show Low Gravity or Low Voltage
- Gravity Readings Unequal
- High Gravity
- Low Electrolyte
- Battery Overheats
- Electrolyte Leaking Out at Top
- Summary
- CHAPTER 15 REBUILDING THE BATTERY
- How to Open a Battery
- What Must Be Done with the Battery?
- Examining the Plates
- When to Put In New Plates
- When the Old Plates May be Used Again
- What To Do With the Separators
- Find the Cause of Every Trouble
- Eliminating "Shorts"
- Charging
- Washing and Pressing the Negatives
- Washing Positives
- Burning on Plates
- Work on the Jars
- Testing Jars
- Removing Defective Jars
- Repairing the Case
- REASSEMBLING THE BATTERY Reassembling the Elements
- Putting Elements in Jars
- Filling Jars with Electrolyte or Putting on the Covers
- Use 1.400 Acid
- Putting on The Covers
- Sealing Compounds
- Sealing Double Cover Batteries
- Sealing Single Cover Batteries
- Burning-on the Cell Connectors
- Marking the Battery
- Cleaning and Painting the Case
- Charging the Rebuilt Battery
- Adjusting the Electrolyte
- High Rate Discharge
- CHAPTER 16 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- EXIDE BATTERIES
- Type Numbers
- Methods of Holding Jars in Case
- Opening Exide Batteries
- Work on Plates, Separators, Jars, and Case
- Reassembling Plates
- Putting Plates In Jars
- Filling Jars With Electrolyte
- Sealing Exide Battery Covers
- Putting Cells In Case
- Burning on the Cell Connectors
- U. S. L. BATTERIES
- PREST-O-LITE BATTERIES
- Prest-O-Lite Type "N" Post Locking Outfit
- To Remove Cell Covers from Elements
- To Rebuild Posts
- To Lock or Peen Posts
- Precautions in Post Locking Operations
- General Instructions
- THE PHILADELPHIA DIAMOND GRID BATTERY Old Type
- New Development in the Philadelphia Battery
- The Philadelphia Separator
- THE EVEREADY STORAGE BATTERY
- Description of Parts
- Repairing Eveready Batteries
- VESTA BATTERIES
- The Vesta Type "D" Battery
- Type "DJ"
- Vesta Separators
- Vesta Post Seal
- WESTINGHOUSE BATTERIES
- Westinghouse Plates
- TYPES OF WESTINGHOUSE BATTERIES Type "A" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "B" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "C" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "E" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "H" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "J" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "0" Batteries
- Plates
- Type "F" Batteries
- Plates
- WILLARD BATTERIES
- Willard Batteries With Compound Sealed Posts
- Willard Batteries With Lead Inserts In Covers
- Willard Gasket Type Batteries
- Willard Separators
- UNIVERSAL BATTERIES
- ONE-PIECE BATTERY CONTAINERS
- THE TITAN BATTERY
- SECTION 3.
- CHAPTER 17 FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Selection of Plant
- Location of Plant
- Wiring
- Installation
- Connecting Cells
- Initial Charge
- Instructing Users
- Care of the Plant in Operation
- Care of Battery
- Charging
- Discharge
- Battery Troubles
- PREST-O-LITE FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES
- Rebuilding Prest-O-Lite Farm Lighting Batteries
- EXIDE FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES.
- Batteries with Sealed Glass Jars.
- Battery Gauges and Instruments for Testing.
- The Ampere-Hour Meter
- Hydrometers
- When and How to Charge Battery Plants with Average Loads
- Carry Heavy Loads Greater Than 10 Amperes.
- Where Small Load Is Used.
- INSPECTION TRIPS
- Sediment Space Filled.
- Check Ampere-Hour Meters
- Voltage Readings
- REPAIRS
- Disassembling a Cell
- Assembling
- Inserting Locking Pin
- Sealing Covers
- Filling Cell with Electrolyte
- Charging
- Adjusting Gravity of Electrolyte
- HOW TO REPAIR DELCO-LIGHT CELLS Treating Broken Cells
- Treating Spilled Cells
- Treating Badly Sulphated Cells That Have Been in Service
- Treating Reversed Cells
- Removing Impurities
- Clearing High Resistance Short Circuits
- Clearing Lug Shorts
- Putting Repaired Cells Back in Service
- Charging Outside Negative Plates
- Pressing Negative Plates
- Salvaging Replaced Cells
- Repairing Lead Parts
- Repairing Broken Posts.
- Burning on Straps
- How to Eliminate Burning on Straps by Use of an Auxiliary Strap
- Burning on New Plates
- Keeping Wood Separators In Stock
- Freezing Temperature of Electrolyte
- Care of Cells in Stock
- Taking Batteries Out of Commission
- Putting Batteries Into Commission After Being Out of Service
- General Complaints from Users and How to Handle Them.
- OTHER EXIDE FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES
- Batteries with Open Glass Jars
- Batteries with Sealed Rubber Jars
- WESTINGHOUSE FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES
- Opening and Setting-Up Westinghouse Farm Lighting Batteries
- The Relation Between Various Sizes of Westinghouse Farm Light Batteries and Work to be Done
- Table A
- Table B
- WILLARD FARM LIGHTING BATTERIES
- Glass Jar Batteries. Fully Charged and Filled With Electrolyte
- Unpacking
- Inspection of Cells.
- Connecting the Cells
- Willard Glass Jar Batteries Shipped "Knock-Down."
- Cleaning the Glass Jars
- Preparing the Covers
- Assembling the Element and Separators
- Sealing Element Assembly in Jar
- Filling with Electrolyte
- Initial Charge
- Wilard Rubber Jar Batteries Shipped Completely Charged and Filled with Electrolyte
- Willard Rubber Jar Batteries Shipped Dry (Export Batteries)
- Installing Counter Electromotive Force Cells
- Definitions and Descriptions of Terms and Parts
- Index
- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
- A VISIT TO THE FACTORY
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