Chapter 10 Storage Battery Troubles
The Storage Battery is a most faithful servant, and if given even a fighting chance, will respond instantly to the demands made upon it. Given reasonable care and consideration, it performs its duties faithfully for many months. When such care is lacking, however, it is soon discovered that the battery is subject to a number of diseases, most of which are “preventable,” and all of which, if they do not kill the battery, at least, greatly impair its efficiency.
In discussing these diseases, we may consider the various parts of which a battery is composed, and describe the troubles to which they are subject. Every battery used on an automobile is composed of:
1. Plates 2. Separators 3. Jars in which Plates, Separators, and Electrolyte are placed 4. Wooden case 5. Cell Connectors, and Terminals 6. Electrolyte
Most battery diseases are contagious, and if one part fails, some of the other parts are Affected. These diseases may best be considered in the order in which the parts are given in the foregoing list.