PS Magazine - MAY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 246
MAY 1973
Dry
cell
batTeRies
make youR equip-
menT go .
.. oR puT iT down.
±he Good oR The bad in Them comes ouT,
dePendinG
on
The
Guy
wHo's
sTorING
Them, usinG· Them, or maIntaInInG tHem.
So,
bReathe deep, and read on for a
shoRT course In how To Get tHe most ouT
of whaT you've Got:
STORAGE
Dry
baTteRies should be stored aT as
J
close to zero degrees
F
as you can Ge .
1
AnyTHInG beTween
0
aNd 35
degrees
F
1s
REFRIGERATE-±
r=
i
,
I f
.
Y
²;
OU CAN
HOW tO STORE 'EM; USE 'EM .±
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SAGA OF THE
"
.
²f you can³T ´efriGerate
your other dry
cells, a wellµaired sToraGe place Is tHe
NexT best bet. ¶aTurally, tHe cooleR tHe
beTTer¸ Cool, d¹ and wellºaIred¸
²
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DR BaTTerY
Before You put
COld-stOred baTTeries in
yOur
equIpMent,
warm the batTeries to
aboUt
70
deGr
e
e
s
.
ANd»
use yOUr
oldest
b
a
t
erIe
s f
Ir
s
T
±
You
Can
±se
body
heat .for
warm²up³befORe ±se and d±ring ±se´iF
The
sItuat¼on
Calls FoR itµ Some batteRies
will Fit inTO the poCket Of aN inNeR gar¶
Ment; oThers have speCial CaRRying vesTs
when used with pOrTable items
A¶/½¾C¿25
radio seT·
baTteries shO±ld FiT sNug iN
¸
The
baTTeRy bOx· IF yOu need CaRdboaRd shims
¹OR, FOR that matteR´shims Of aNy ma¶
teRialº
±se
'em
tO
Wedge the batteries»
LOose¼ WObbly baTteRies Can ge½ shake Or
shoCk damage¾
and the eq±ipmeNt iTself
CO¿ld be damagedÀ
DON'T OVER³
t´gHteN
teµM¶NaL NUtS
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