Chances good for new battery

By JOYN WALBY.

IF YOU drive a vehicle in
Canada, you stand a one-in-
six chance of having to buy a
new battery this year. A re-
cent survey found that the
batteries in 17 per cent of all
vehicles driven on Canadian
roads will be replaced during
the next 12 months. It’s a
figure repeated year after

year.
HEART
OF THE SYSTEM

Think of a battery as the
heart of your vehicle’s elec-
trical system. It stores the
energy needed to start the
engine; supplies extra power
to your heater, headlights,
power windwos, and seats;
and controls surges of high
voltage that might otherwise
damage electrical]
components.

Although some batteries
can last up to seven years, on
average — and under normal!
conditions — three years is
usually the maximum. Then,
natural aging and falling
winter temperatures combine
to prevent it from creating
the energy necessary to start
your car.

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Under certain circum-.

stances, batteries can wear
out sooner. A faulty voltage
regulator can cause the bat-
tery to overcharge, while low-
mileage driving or infrequent
use can cause a_severely-
weakened condition known
as sulfation. Of course, a bat-
tery that has been banged
around, too loosely or too
tightly installed, is also
doomed — through abuse —
to early failure.

Cold weather, is your bat-
tery’s enemy. In cold
weather, it doesn’t put out its
full voltage. On a very cold
day, instead of producing 12
volts, your battery may only
produce nine or 10 volts. To
make matters worse, the oil
in the engine is cold, making

_it harder to crank.

EXTRAS OFF

To help your battery on
cold days, make sure all ac-
cessories are off when start-
ing your vehicle.

A word of caution: Your
battery produces and emits
hydrogen and oxygen, es-
pecially when it is near full
charge.

These gases are highly
volatile. So to avoid the pos-
sibility of explosion keep

NEWS photo Stuart Davis

flames and sparks away from
the battery.

A fellow I know forgot this
and lit a cigarette as he was

to crank the engine in cold
temperatures; and the reserve
capacity rating that indicates
the battery’s ability to deliver

bending over the battery of a
car that had been neglected
for some time. Instantly,
there was a violent explosion
that tore off the top of the
battery. Luckily, all

— and his dignity. It could
have been much worse.
IF YOU NEED A
NEW ONE.....
Be sure the battery you buy
is powerful enough to do the

my .
friend lost were his eyebrows ©

enough electricity to start
your car and to power
headlights, windshield
wipers, and heater-defroster
at low speed, under the worst
driving conditions — namely,
on a winter night.

Your owner’s manual will
tell you what size battery
your car requires. And, if
you need further advice,
don’t hesitate to talk to your
service station technician.

job. Batteries are rated two
ways: The cold-cranking amp
rating that indicates the
power the battery can supply

John Walby trains auto-
mobile technicians for Esso
Petroleum Canada.

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