BATTERY SERVICE
Although the motorist is advised never to tamper experimentally with the regulator brush of the generator, it is often possible to obtain better service from the battery during th'e winter months by a judicious raising of the charging rate. If the car instruction hook does not contain specifice advice in regard to this mattre, the owner should consult the local agent or a competent electrical engineer. Ilt is easy enough to vary the adjustment of the third (regulator) brush of the generator so that a greater charging rate is obtainable, but if the permissible maximum is exceeded there is always the danger of placing too much electrical strain on the windings and perhaps burning them out. On the other hand, it will often he possible to increase the normal r$te by several amperes, so that instead of the battery receiving little or no charge during night driving, when the headlights may be a heavy drain upon it, it will obtain due electrical compensation for the extrg work it is called upon to do during the winter.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 296, 9 August 1932, Page 7
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178BATTERY SERVICE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 296, 9 August 1932, Page 7
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