[7] NOTE.—If the active material in the negative plates extend beyond the ribs of the grid (the supporting frame), it should be at once pressed back into place, care being taken to prevent the plates drying before this is done. The most suitable and convenient method for pressing, is to place between the plates smooth boards of a thickness equal to the distance between the plates and then put the groups under pressure.
[8] NOTE.—The voltage increase or decrease with change in current is practically constant in a given type of cell for any size of cell when the current is referred to a given time rate of charge or discharge; that is, the drop in a large cell or in a small cell, when each is discharged at its four, six or eight hour rate, will be the same. The drop varies somewhat for the condition of the battery charge. For batteries which are one-third discharged, the temperature 60° Fahr., and plates in good condition, the changes in pressure which may be expected between open circuit voltage and the voltage on charge or discharge are given in the above table.
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