Seeing the Effect of Electricity. Action of a current.
Amperes and Volts. Conductivity. Resistance. Generating
Electricity. Magnetic Field. Armature. Batteries. Metallic
Couples. What Determines Voltage. Controlling Amperage.
Dry Batteries. Cell Construction. Connecting up Cells. The
Series Connection. The Parallel Connection. Series-Multiple
Connection. Storage Batteries. The Sparking Methods. Air
Resistance. Make and Break Spark. The High Tension System.
The Spark Plug. How Produced. The Magneto. Difference
Between Dynamo and Magneto. Advantages of Magneto.
Different Kinds of Magnetos. Primary and Secondary.
Igniters. High Tension Coils, Inductance. Constructing a
coil. A Simple High Tension Sparking System. Condenser.
Interrupter. Arrangement of a high Tension System. The
High Tension Connections. The Secondary Coil. Operation
of System. The Spark Gap. Function of the Interrupter.
Vibratory Coils. Operation of Vibratory Coil. Surging
Movement of Current. Timing Device. Contact Makers. The
Contact Breaker. Sparking Plugs. Testing Plugs. Short
Circuiting Faults. Short Circuiting of Secondary Wires.
CHAPTER XIII. AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES 159-168
Self Starting. Simple Type of Starter. The Distributer.
Lighting. Car Signals. Speed Signals. Mufflers. Exhaust.
Construction of Muffler. Ball and Roller Bearing. Race
ways. The Three-point Contact. Wrong Constructions. Roller
Bearings. Form of Roller Bearings.
CHAPTER XIV. RUNNING AN AUTOMOBILE 169-179
Running Close to the Curb. The Middle of the Road.
Community Regulations. Approaching Car Track. Coasting.
Signs of the Road. Operating the Control. The Crucial
Point. Clutch Pedal and Spark control. Neutral Position of
Transmission Lever. Throwing in Gear. In Reversing. Quick
Stops. Ease in Manipulating Progressive System. Wiring for
Lighting System. Wiring up for Ignition.
CHAPTER XV. FUEL AND LUBRICANTS 180-190
An Experiment with Gasoline. Air Necessary for Explosion.
Making an Explosive Mixture. Gunpowder. Filled Tank not
Explosive. Why Gasoline will not Burn Within a closed Tank.
Filling Tanks having Dried out Gasoline. To Extinguish
Gasoline Fires. Ammonia as an Extinguisher. Leaks.
Lubricants. Viscosity. Carbonization. Acid in Lubricants.
Composition of Lubricants. Grease. Graphite. The Test
for Cylinder Lubricants. Fire Test. Lubricating Systems.
Pressure Method. The Precision System. Combined Force,
Feed, and Splash System.
CHAPTER XVI. CARE OF THE CAR 191-200
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