Battery Chargers Successful in Fire Department
Up to 1931, the Cincinnati Fire Department has maintained a staff of several men for repairing and charging batteries of fire apparatus. As a means of cutting down this maintenance cost, W. C. Beckner, Superintendent of Fire House Maintenance, tried a Tungar battery charger. At present forty such chargers are used in thirty-six fire stations.
The service of the battery men have either been dispensed with or the men have been given other jobs. The 6-ampere Tungar charge is placed on the running board of the fire apparatus and is connected to the battery. The proper specific gravity for the battery electrolyte is attained in a short time.
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