Thomas A. Edison's Latest Invention A Storage Battery Designed and Constructed from the Automobile User's Point of View ...
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two cylinder.01' for Mechanics find Tradesmen. The nature the support rna·
terials and the method applying the
active material the plates enable the
cell stand dead short circuits without
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Every User Blue Prints
Should Investigate the New EXPRESS System Blue Printing
Automatic, saves half the cost.
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Improved bucket wheel construction. The cost of
charging current, and hence also the ef·
ficiency its recovery the discharge
circuit, minor part the total ex·
pense operating the vehicle and the
low electrical efficiency the battery s
offset its extremely light weight
which 'not only lightens the construction
of the vehicle, but increases the propor·
tion "paying load" carried the same
-and its ruggedness service.
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It will not run out and leave contact points dry. Both free.
Price cents.
any battery any time for half the CO'lt
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it delivers greatest available power per horse. ]6.
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water during long periods the life t>f
the cell.
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through wide range, and may far
hig]her than would safe with the lead
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THE EDISON CONCRETE HOUSE
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PRICE 11<1.
3 One contains carbon residue, foreign matter, acid, impurities like all cylinder (mineral) oils. CIENTTFTC A:\I ERTCAN Sf' PP1. 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. makes Blue Prints, Black Prints and
Brown Prints.cyc1e motorS., 2109 North Ninth St.
WilliAMS BROS Ithaca. Lowest fuel cost for runs Gasoline, Kerosene- Distillate, Gas Alcohol and has perfect ubrication. i\'1ounted on
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3 One not too light properly lubricate and keep lubricated any bearing (ballbearing ordinary bearing). DETROIT.•
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WO ETC.water pres
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newsdeal ers. "Boosting charges"-given a
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.
GILSON MFG.
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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Write/orcatalogue once,
mentioning thispaper.
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. Scale drawings of
mac hine, construction details, subscribers'
forum. For sale uno Co• Inc.
THE TEMPLE PUMP CO. MIC . sYz single cylinder. swin�. For user:" Blue Print Paper pply
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-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. Catalog free. The Express System Saves Money.r MUNN COMPANY, Inc.
In charging, the rate can varied
3 One not too heavy-will positively not gum clog, collect dust dirt, harden dry out.L,
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