DELCO BATTERIES Careful tests in many parts of the country indicate that many discharged Delco Batteries are being returned to U .M.S. Accounts as being defective under the 90-day or 4,000 miles warranty. This practice is not only very expensive, but it also constitutes a decided waste of materials that are very hard to replace [...]
RUN-DOWN BATTERIES A few cases of run-down batteries have been found to be due to improper adjustment of the trunk light which allows the light to remain on when the lid is closed. When properly adjusted, the trunk lamp should light when opening the trunk lid, at a point from eight (8) to ten (10) [...]
SECTION 10-B BATTERY 10-7 BATTERY A new Delco-Remy battery, model 562, is used in all 1957 series. It is a 6 cell, 11 plates per cell battery with a 70 ampere-hour rating. This new battery, when used in conjunction with the improved 1957 cranking motor, increases cranking time from 85 to 120 seconds (at -10° [...]
During the past few months it has been reported that the standard 1950 Buick Electrical Systems testing procedure is not sufficiently complete for checking batteries which become discharged repeatedly in service. The procedure has been to recharge at the low rate the battery which has become discharged and to subject it to a high rate discharge [...]