PS Magazine - MARCH 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 316
MARCH 1979
Watch for mercury batTeries, Tho. ±hose you turn in² ±hey have BA nuMbers
between 1000 aNd 199³
AnoTher kind of leaking isn'T always a problem. Loose whiTe powder can
gRow on baTTe´y cases µnd terMinals² It¶s caused by Minor loss of elecTrolyTe. A
s
m
µll aMount ·on¶t affect batterY life much. BuT, in tiMe, or if MoisTure¶s
present, it caN dµmage terminals and sap baTte¸y st´ength.
Brush off the powder ·ith a nylon brush² A Tooth bFsh is fine¹ Lay off wire
brUshes, tho. Or, wipe the baTTe¸y clean ·ith µ damp papeº Towel or cloth .»
±o make su´e yoUr bµtteries work again once you take ¶em outof cold storage,
let theM tha· before retUrning them To The equipment. WarM ¼eM up to abouT
70°²
Ho½d off oN the urge
t
speed up ¾other ¿aTure. It¶s dangerous p½µying wiTh
that hydrogen g
a
s² ¿o hot plaTes, heµtErs oÀ oVens al½owed² Áse body heat or
room temperatures for the thaw.
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MY BACK.²³
ya FSr Tis, ´µ
b¶·¸tEp
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Âf you've stoÃed theM awhile and
wonder if Ähey¶re sti½l good, teSt ¶eŲ
Æo´ many of the batÇeries, one testeÈ
doÉs the tÊick² ±he ËÌ/P;-13
battery test set and its adapters are
OK¶d to comÎany leÏe½ by ÍB 11Ð623
(aN 69). ±he ÍB ½its The conNectors
aÏai½able aNd which batteries they test.
Âf batteries doN¶Ñ test Òp to suff
±"²³
Óith a no´ma½ 60Ôsec check, leave eÅ
¹
´
,.±
UNde´ loµd fÕ´ anothe´ MiNute or so. Âf
ºf»
they sti½lÖ don¶t
M
easUre up× ´eplace
¶eŲ
PÒttiNg batteries iNto ØQUiÎÅeNt
ca½½s fo´ a soft toÒch² If the force is
·ith YoU he´e× the battery woN¶t be fo´
½oNg² Æor iNstaNce, YoU´ ËÌ/PÙÙÐ9
radio ´eceiÏiNg set has both big µNd
½itt½e ÎiNs² Âts ÚËÛ5Ü5 battery hµs the
saÝe ÞiNd of holes² ßiNe ¶em Uβ
ßiàeÓiseá go eµsY oN the âËÔ4386
bµtte´Y thµt goes iN YoU´ ËÌ/PÙCÔ25
µND ã77 ´adio setsä ßoÓeå it ca´ØfU½½Y
oNto the æoNNecto´ ÎiNs² Ë c´µcÞeD
´eæeÎtaæ½e æaN cµUse sho´ts Óhiæh
coU½d iGNite ½eµÞiNG gµs²
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