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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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The cell shown is a pilot cell, there being two of these in each battery as explained below.

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

Watch the temperature of the pilot cell carefully.

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

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 Witte, Otto A.

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

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

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 Witte, Otto A.

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