Thomas A. Edison's Latest Invention A Storage Battery Designed and Constructed from the Automobile User's Point of View ...
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Connections between the cells a
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the total cost operation the vehi-
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vehicle battery when partially dis·
charged, carry through a
longer _period than its prescribed day's
work-may given for hour's run at
a rate two three times the normal
charging rate and regular charge may
be completed hurry starting at
a high rate and gradually dpcreasing the
rate.
Write/orcatalogue once,
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circuit, minor part the total ex·
pense operating the vehicle and the
low electrical efficiency the battery s
offset its extremely light weight
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of the vehicle, but increases the propor·
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-and its ruggedness service. pipe., and all
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any battery any time for half the CO'lt
bearing
of new battery. The nature the support rna·
terials and the method applying the
active material the plates enable the
cell stand dead short circuits without
injury.
Established 1872.
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Improved bucket wheel construction.
In this "can electricity" the solution s
a mere liquid carrier ions-it has, O
t speak, moods and tenses its own
to catered the battery user.
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The Ke)Jstone Safety Starling Handle Co.
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it was established over sixty-five years ago.ven any
inventor furnishing with model sketch and
a brief description the device question. vehicle manufacturer using the
battery reports that charged ex·
hausted battery A·4 cellR the rate
of 100 amperes for short tin1('., L'". connection.
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bearing, safety starting handles for all makes cars.
It will not run out and leave contact points dry.
In charging, the rate can varied
3 One not too heavy-will positively not gum clog, collect dust dirt, harden dry out. YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKE YOU NOT WRITE FOR INFORMATIQN.
W. 1492-4 in.
The element made very com,;;act.
1\[0(. On
account the low voltage the cell, a
vehicle battery given voltage must
contain larger number cells than a
lead battery, twenty-fonr lead cells being
equivalent forty the nickel-iron cells
of same ampere-hour capacity but the
low voltage and comparatively high in·
ternal resistance are disadvantageo1ls
from the purely electrical rather than
the vehicle point view. TOOL
MAKERS, EXPER I·
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WO ETC. Garages, Repair and General Jobbing
Shops find this the ideal lathe for their work. A. With engines llorse powerR., Port Washington, Wis. THE POWER CONTRACTOR'S
FAVORITE ENGINE.
-Whereas the lead cell the constitu
tion (proportions acid and water) con·
ductivity and specific gravity all undergo
definite changJe during the cycle of
charge and discharge, the Edison cell
these ql,lalities remain unaltered.
3 One not too light properly lubricate and keep lubricated any bearing (ballbearing ordinary bearing). Scale drawings of
mac hine, construction details, subscribers'
forum.
A Free Opinion the probable patenta
bility iTlventi�n will readily gi. pressure, in.
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. sYz single cylinder.
695 Water Street,
Seneca Falls, Y.
water during long periods the life t>f
the cell. Esb., 308 Park St. Send fOl
Catalog I>o. how much it
will cost, practical from archi·
tecturaI and engineering standpoint ?
These and other important questions relating the structure are discussed good, thorough. \-Vorl{s day NigJlt-makes prints any lenvth. CIENTTFTC A:\I ERTCAN Sf' PP1.
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