PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 336
NOVEMBER 1980
WAY TO Go,
EARTHMaN!
y±U CaN nEV!:R Be t²
C±reFUL
wH³´ Dµ¶LI·g
_
WIth nIcKel-²ADmiu³
1´µ¶·I¸¹
But you can go bananas-and get an
electroLyte bath-using a syringe
that's too fLImsy to get an accurate
readIng .
.. and which couLd burst when
you squeeze it. Has happened!
Use a syrInge that's cut straight on
the end, and has a pin hoLe 1±In FroM
the tIp. The syrInge shouLd be straight
Square tip
Pin
hole
1/4-in
from
tHe tip
and stiff enough to rest squareLy on
top of the battery ceL² pLate when you
adjust the eLectroLyte LeveL. The buLb
shouLd stand up under
X
nu³´er oF
squeezings.
µsing a Less durab²e syringe can ´e
dangerous. ¶'rInstance, you can get an
8
Inaccurate eLectrOLyte LeveL reading if
you use a fLI³sy syringe with the tip
cut at an ang²e. When you insert the
tube in the ceLL, it's hard to teLL iF it's
rest·ng on the ceL² PLate or haS sLIPped
down between p²ates. ALso, the fLimsy
Cu´e couLd be resting at an angLe on the
Flimsy TUbE
can HiT
pLATE oR
bafflE
At aNglE
NATO
adapters,
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ceLL pLate. Çither way you'LL get a bum
readIng. And one trooper got a
handfuL of eLectroLYte when the buL´
ÈpLit as he squeezed it.
NÉN 6Ê40±00Ë003Ì6096 gets a
syringe that does Íeoman servIce
getting an eLectroLyte LeveL readIng.
This NÉN has a bad AcquIÎtIon
Advice Ïode (AAÏ) on the AÐѶ. Éo
when you asK For it, be sure to use
Advice Ïode 2¶ in Ò²ocK 22 on your
ÑA ¶or³ 2765Ó
ÏouLd ´e you'²L get a ´acKorder card
or your request ³»y bounce. Ôf the
reject status code says go Loca²
purchase, your supPort wi²² get the
syringe For youÕ ÔF not, go bacK with a
2A advice code »nd Force the syste³ to
stocK those syringes FÖr you.
'Ïourse× you aLways wear ru´ber
gLoves, rubber or p²astic apron and a
face shieLd when you service nicKeLØ
cad³iu³ batteries .
.. Ùor saFety and
sanity's saKe.
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