Automobile driving self-taught; an exhaustive treatise on the operation, management and care of motor cars (1912)
Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947 · Chicago, Charles C. Thompson co. · leaf 178
t does happen, whenthe spark is fully retarded, making starting difficult. When crankingthe motor a very slow magneto speed is had, which, together withthe effect of the retard (always retarded in starting) causes the crank-ing proposition to be a very difficult one, especially in cold weatherwhen… … Fig. 7.—Showing Effect of Advance and Retard on Generationof Current. battery of the self-starter is often nearly exhausted, causing thestarting motor to run very slowly. Under such conditions it is usuallynecessary to fall back on the auxiliary battery system, in which thespark is of the same…
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