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HOW TO RECOGNISE AND REMEDY DEFECTS.

(BY CAPT E. DE NORMANVILLE IN THE Daily Chronicle.

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In continuing the hints and. tips on the oare of, the electrical system of a car, a word may be said about the ammoter. Ita primary object is to tell you how much current is being put into or taken out of the battery. But it is even more useful sa an in- dicator of the well-being of the electric system,

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In practically all cars the zero position of the ammotor registra- Lion is in the centre of the dini, and tho discharge rato is to one side, and the charging rate on the other. "For given sagine 'speeds the recording of the nondlo should always bo vory ap proximately the same in similar conditions. If 30 m.p.h. on top gear, with no lights on, usually means the needle standing on tbe 10 amps mark then if you find it only showing 5 amps in similar circumstances, it means that something is wrong.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925.

SAFETY LAST ›

(By StanTM Hill)

19251

State Hills

On some days, especially if a too Finally, there is one sympton heavy fuss or fuse-wire has been which can only be noticed by an put in, this sudden failure may observant driver (though it should also entail the blowing" of all not obtain), and that is a slight the "lights. The defect must increase in lumincsity by com- obviously be corrected before parison with normal brightness. It means that the level of the acid in, the acoumulator materially too low.

The defect would probably 10

dirty dynamo commutator. proceeding. Remove one of the brusbos, and If one lamp fails it is natural to bold a piece of clean rag against assume that the bulb has gone, the surface of the commutator but take it out carefully, as not whilst someone turns the engine infrequently the cause may prove by hand,. You must nover use to be a bad connection either in Lemery cloth for the purpose. the wiring or the holder.

FIND THE CAUSE.

If all the lamps seem to be on It naturally follows that if the the dull side when the dynamo is ammeter, does not register at all not charging it means that the when the engine is running fairly battery is running down. If only fast, there is also a failing. If the one lamp is dull it means that failure is only momentary it does the offender is wearing out. If not matter. If however, it is the symptom occurs when you chronic, the probable fault is that the voltage of the bulb is are putting in a new bulb, it means

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SHORT CIRCUIT EFFECTS.

remedy the cause before rónowing One of the many possible results the fuse wire or putting in a new of a short circuit in the wiring fusa, as tho cause may be. Other system is for all the bulbs to drop wise the same trouble will quickly to a bright red or even dull red occur again.

glow. If you have no suspicions Sometimes the needle of the jas to any particular wire, proceed ammeter jumps about madly, as follows:→→ from 10 amps, on one side to 10

Disconnect the lamps from the amps, or more on the other side. switchboard one at a time. When This indicatos either a dirty you so disconnect a particular commutator (lynamo) or a loose one of them you will notice that connection. If you have no the others brighten up again indication to do otherwise, "try automatically. The one so dis- for the loose connection defect connected is the possessor of the firet,

wiring which is at fault. The On rare occasions (speaking of fault must be put right before cars with magenoto ignition) the proceeding, neodle of the ammoter may

Just the opposite to the forego-/ register when the engine is not ing may also happer on occasion running. This means one of three that is to say, the lights be- things in the following order of come unduly bright. Stop im. probability: Fault in the cut; mediately, as you might hurn a short circuit in the negative them all out simultaneously. connections; faulty ammotor.

though the fold fase cught to blow first.

VARIOUS LIGHTING FAILURES.

The cause will be a broken or I think the preceding parzaraph loose connection somewhere be- covers most of the lessons which tween the battery and the may be deduced from studying dynamo. It is a matter of safety the action of the ammeter, We that this should be put right will now deal with some of the before proceeding. more visually obvious defects and Occasional flickering" of the their probable causes and re- lights generally means. & locee medios.

connection,, which may be any- If all the lights fail simul-where-the adapter, a badly fit-! taneously you may assume ating bulb, a lamp wire, or a broken or bad connection between battery opanection. the switchboard and the battery.

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