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pilot cell

American  

noun

  1. one cell in a battery selected and tested to determine the charge or discharge current for the entire battery.


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Batteries equipped with one pilot cell contain a white pilot ball which will be up when the specific gravity of the electrolyte is approximately 1.185.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

When the specific gravity of the pilot cell indicates that the battery is discharged, a Regular charge is necessary.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

If any such cell is found, use that cell as the pilot cell in taking gravity readings while the battery is on discharge and also on charge.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

One pilot cell contains the pilot ball for determining the end of the charge, and other pilot cell containing the ball for determining the end of the discharge.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

An exception to this is the pilot cell of the Delco-Light Battery.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

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