THE MOTOR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1419, 20 April 1912, Page 15

THE MOTOR.

(By ijirinus.)

Petoho Trams? oml r'° '"m mw(l ' ns of tho Vt:iau « locate T!' a from a svndi. Potone are mterestedlv waiting to Zthis method of tram 'haulage w°l 6 tai,, tko *»« and tear of everyday iim, American Vogues, aMho SSr^. 8 yeM *? S r ?P«^ntod insert clutch, Shock absorpers are largely Gl "'\V«at V n?r B . Scr "" ,! A Tip for Wtl A ™&™ of cars consider a, glas' oWecL^. f [ 0n of the (lrivi "S seat to hi K! b! 'i ,1 '™ st| although it i 8 use anSrini? > am ° r ? n ™'. nu(l constitute; hfh»~.V Us ,I '\ ng(il ' ln Jrivinj. It mm nitorest some to know of a ?ory siDinl' means of obviating this disadvantage to; ™f, f' " xtm S- . riiei ' o > 3 a "ry simpl, S}">» *»»wh is.used in tho -Unife W„J°I .P 1,6 ™ 11 '"? the formatijn o Wit crystala on houso and shop windows ft. is useful both in rain and sno.v. I It wer« a very heavy fall of snow it w.uil.J ?i course, not bo effective. Tho nuxtur. ? glycenne fifty-five grans, alcohol <. n , litre. In bad weather it is iubbsl t.ve tne glass, m tho morning mid allowed t. My. Ham or snow quickly slides dowi wo glass, leanng it very fairly dear. Oi pne occasion one-half of a screen wn o L e ? ted fn l th6 ,-°J hw hnlf left iu "sua state, tho difference whon it came en t ram was very striking. Care of Acetylene Lamps, . Many motorists have difficulty in keeling their acetylene lamps in good goin order. The trouble usually lies in th iu m ' P 101I 01 bcing ke P t P ro Perly cleaned, o through being -improperly charged. T keep the lamp at its best light-givin powers, and to give the least troubh clean water should be put into the tan every time tho charge is renewed, an not merely fresh water added to that a ready contained in the tank. Fresh cai bido should be put into the generatoi and should there be anv remains of th previous charge this should be remove and carefully cleaned of all the free lim which may have accumulated around i The deposit, left by the .dissolution < the carbido should be thoroughly cleanc out, the generator being washed and dric before the new carbide is put in. Tl burner should be kept perfectly deal which can be very easily done by dippin it m liquor potassae, and then washing i in. alcohol or petrol. ..The small hole are best kept free by using the-- wir prickers which are usually supplied wit the lamps, and then by clearing out an of the carbon deposit by attaching it t the tube of a bicycle tyre inflator an well blowing through it. If in probing the tiny holes in an acetj lene burner with the fine steel probe supplied by many makers one unfortu nately. breaks a piece off in sue] a way that it cannot bo withdrawn. o shaken.out, it does not follow iiccessaril' that the burner is ruined. Trv expui sion with the tyre pump; but if this doc; not avail, it is possible to get rid of tin stricture forming fragment by puttin; the burner into a solution of hydrochloric acid—a teaspoonful of acid to a clarel glassful of water. The solution shoulc be warmed while the burner is immersed therein, when tho steel will bo attacked by tho acid and practically dissolved, Keep the burner in the solution for at least an hour; then rinse it well in water, to which a pinch of ordinary washing soda has been added. This will neutralise the acid which may have penetrated the pores of the steatite, To Get a Better Light, - Users of. acetylene gas lamps will be interested in learning how the efficiency of the light may. be increased, and from a series of experiments made with hj-dro-gen peroxide, it was found that a great improvement in the brilliancy of the light resulted from the addition of a ' small quantity of the chemical to. the ( water iu tho generator. It is stated that \07.. of hydrogen' peroxide (20voliune strength) to a point of water will produce an increase of 50 per cent, in the brightness cf the flame; one ouuco increases it 62.5 per cent., and 2oz. 68.8 per cent. A greater amount than 2oz reduces the brilliancy, owing to tho e. T cess of oxygen cooling the flame.