OVERCHARGING BATTERIES
Many motorists do not know that there is as much danger in letting their batteries become overcharged as there is in letting the charge run too low. Overcharging is likely to happen during long runs when the car is operating at 20 to 25 miles an hour for a number of hours continuously. At this speed the generator is delivering current to the battery at its maximum charging rate. An overcharged battery overheats, with the result that the active material in the plates loosens and falls to the bottom of the battery, shortening its life. The safe way is to burn the lights at least part of the time when on a long drive. This takes the load off the battery and ensures against overcharging.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 28, 26 April 1927, Page 10
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127OVERCHARGING BATTERIES Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 28, 26 April 1927, Page 10
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