The Automobile Storage Battery: Its Care and Repair, Radio Batteries, Farm Lighting Batteries |
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Page 127 - The positive pole of the charging source must be connected to the positive terminal of the battery, and the negative of charging source to the negative of the battery.
Page 512 - Electrolyte. The fluid in a battery cell, consisting of specially pure sulphuric acid, diluted with pure water. Element. One positive group, and one пека tive group with separators, assembled together. Filling plug. The plug which fits in and closes the orifice of the filling tube, in the cell cover. Flooding. Overflowing through the filling tube. With the "elide" automatic filling tube, this can usually occur only, when a battery is charged with the filling plug out.
Page 512 - The bubbling of the electrolyte caused by the rising of gas set free toward the end of charge. Generator system. An equipment including a generator, for automatically recharging the battery ; In contradistinction to a straight storage system where the battery has to be removed to be recharged. Gravity. A contraction of the term
Page 511 - The active portion of the batter; plates; peroxide of lead on the positives and spongy metallic lead on the negatives. Alternating current. Electric current which does not flow in one direction only (like direct current), but rapidly reverses its direction or "alternates" in polarity so that it will not charge a battery.
Page 231 - Unfilled, wood-insulated batteries have not had an initial charge and require a treatment similar to batteries with threaded rubber insulation. When shipment is made in this manner, such batteries should be placed in service before the date indicated on the tag attached to the battery. To prepare such a battery for service : 1. Remove the vent plugs and fill each cell with 1.335 specific gravity electrolyte (one part of concentrated sulphuric acid by volume to two parts of distilled water by volume)...
Page 503 - Series connection is the arrangement of cells in a battery made by connecting the positive terminal of one cell to the negative terminal of the adjacent cell.
Page 512 - The battery unit, consisting of an element complete with electrolyte in its jar with cover. Cell connector. The metal link which connects the positive post of one cell to the negative post of the adjoining cell. Charge. Passing direct current through a battery, in the direction opposite to that of discharge, in order to put back the energy used on discharge. Charge rate. The proper rate of current to use in charging a battery from an outside source. It is expressed in amperes and varies for different...
Page 512 - Passing direct current through a battory, in the direction opposite to that of discharge, in order to put back the energy used on discharge. Charge rate. The proper rate of current to use in charging a battery from an outside source. It is expressed in amperes and varies for different sized cells. Corrosion. The attack of metal parts by acid from the electrolyte ; it is the result of lack of cleanliness. Cover. The rubber cover which closes each individual cell ; it Is flanged for sealing compound,...
Page 514 - Short circuit. A metallic connection between the positive and negative plates within a cell. The plates may be in actual contact or material may lodge and bridge across. If the separators are in good condition, a short circuit is unlikely to occur. Spacers. Wood strips, used in some types to separate the cells in the case, and divided to provide a space for the tie bolts. Specific gravity. The density of the electrolyte compared to water as a standard, (see page 585 for sp. gr. of water). Often abbreviated...
Page 514 - Rectifier. Apparatus for converting Alternating current, into direct current. Resistance. Material (usually lamps or wire) of low conductivity, inserted in a circuit to retard the flow of current. By varying the resistance, the amount of current can be regulated. Rubber sheets. Thin, perforated hard rubber sheets, used in combination with the wood separators in some types of batteries. They are placed between the grooved side of the wood separators, and the positive plate. Sealing compound.