Outing . to which a manwill be put who desires to modernizehis old car by the addition of magnetoequipment, it may be cheering to him toknow that his rejuvenated machine willhave some advantages not possessed bythe automobile boasting a regular alter-nating-current, gear-driven it is of no vital importance, theman who is forced to use the friction-or belt-driven, direct-current magnetoinstead of the alternating-current type,has at his disposal a source of electricityfrom which storage batteries may becharged, and even electric lamps lighted. While the alternating-current machinec
Outing . to which a manwill be put who desires to modernizehis old car by the addition of magnetoequipment, it may be cheering to him toknow that his rejuvenated machine willhave some advantages not possessed bythe automobile boasting a regular alter-nating-current, gear-driven it is of no vital importance, theman who is forced to use the friction-or belt-driven, direct-current magnetoinstead of the alternating-current type,has at his disposal a source of electricityfrom which storage batteries may becharged, and even electric lamps lighted. While the alternating-current machinecould be used with electric lights, astorage battery cannot be employed inconnection with it, and consequently thelights would be available only when themotor was running at a high speed. Butthe direct-current generator can bewired so that it will deliver all of itsexcess current to a storage battery whichmay be used either for supplementaryignition, or for lighting electric lampswhen the motor is at THE LARGEST ONE WAS OVER FOUR FEET LONG. THE TARPON OF TURNERS RIVER BY A. W. DIMOCK Illustrated with Photographs by Julian A. Dimock
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