Cadillac 1937 LaSalle VVI Information page 57

battery is completely recharged. Peak condition is main-
tained at all times; battery life is prolonged; and the need
for frequent attention to battery water is reduced because
danger of overcharging, which evaporates the water, is
eliminated.
The additional current-control feature is used on the new
Peak Load Generator for the Cadillac Fleetwood models.
This device controls the generator's output at a constant rate
with a possible maximum of 26 amperes above 20 m.p.h. as
noted in the chart on Page 107. This is further assurance
against overcharging and depleted battery life.
Even without the current control feature, Cadillac's exclu-
sive voltage regulator design gives the improved Peak Load
Generator the undisputable distinction of superiority over
the conventional step type. It is one of Cadillac-La Salle's
in-built extra values for 1937.
PRECISION MANUFACTURING
The great satisfaction which owners of Cadillac-built cars
enjoy is due largely to Cadillac features of construction and
design. Cadillac's precision methods, inspection systems
and standards of craftsmanship are the criterion of the auto-
motive industry.
Since quality with disregard to cost has been the basis
and by-word of Cadillac manufacturing methods, it is neces-
sary that the strictest of standards be adhered to. These
standards apply rigidly and uniformly to every unit which
is to become a part of a Cadillac-built automobile.
First there is the standard for material. Experts in metal-
lurgy draw up the exact specifications for the mineral content
of all metals used. As soon as a supply of raw material is
received at the factory, samples are taken to the chemical
laboratory. There the metal is analyzed to determine if
those specifications have been met. If it is correct, it is
brought to the specified degree of hardness and temper by
trained men at the Cadillac factory. Every forging, whether
it be a connecting rod or bolt, is submitted to the Brinnell
hardness test. Cadillac knows its material before it is re-
leased for manufacture.
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