Thomas A. Edison's Latest Invention A Storage Battery Designed and Constructed from the Automobile User's Point of View ...
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of road-vehicle transportation, the ton·
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Established 1872.
-Whereas the lead cell the constitu
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ductivity and specific gravity all undergo
definite changJe during the cycle of
charge and discharge, the Edison cell
these ql,lalities remain unaltered.
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charging current, and hence also the ef·
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circuit, minor part the total ex·
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3 One not too light properly lubricate and keep lubricated any bearing (ballbearing ordinary bearing). CO. pipe, Ibs. 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.
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In charging, the rate can varied
3 One not too heavy-will positively not gum clog, collect dust dirt, harden dry out.
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The element made very com,;;act.water pres
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active material the plates enable the
cell stand dead short circuits without
injury. Easily lucked or
released turning handle.
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Munn o. vehicle manufacturer using the
battery reports that charged ex·
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of 100 amperes for short tin1('.
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Connections between the cells a
battery and with the external cfrcuit are
made means heavy niCKel-plated
copper·wire connectors, with steel lugs
swaged the ends and fitting the
taper terminal posts.•
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