USEFUL HINTS
The New Zealand Short Wave Radio Club, through its secretary, Mr A. B. M'Donagh, issues a warning against “sparking” the terminals of a storage battery while it is being charged, owing to the risk of igniting the hydrogen which is given off and causing a dangerous explosion. Such an accident occurred recently in the Manawatu, and sulphuric acid was thrown twenty feet around.
When charging batteries, connections must be tight to prevent sparking, and naked lights must not be held near. A warning is also given not to touch an all-electric set if anything goes wrong; this is the duty of a qualified serviceman.
It might also be mentioned, in view of the many newcomers to radio that, in case of fire, if the insurance authorities find there is no lightning arrester attached to the aerial, they have a right to withhold compensation.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 148, 8 June 1932, Page 10
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