PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 339
FEBRUARY 1981
@a,
b
and
C
are al correct. Loose
cab±e and c±amp connections are one of
the
main
causes
of
hard
engine
starting-or no starting at a±±² Your
engine starter needs a±± of the power it
can
get
from
your
batteries²
Fu±±
battery Power can't get thru ±oose
connections to give your starter a±± of
the poop it needs. Then the ±oose
hookup gets worse as corrosion bui±ds
up between the batteR post and the
c±amp. Loose and corroded connec³
tions a±so fou± Up batteR charging´
A
weak battery freezes easier than a fu±±y
charged battery.
A
frozen battery is
·
often a busted batteµ¶!
HOW'o Y±U 0² IF y³u G´T ALl 1µ
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Operator's,
Organizational, Direct SuPport and
GeneraL Support MainteNance ManuaL
for ±ead-Acid Storage Batteries.
f±c
If the c±amp's ±oose there's a
good chance corrosioN has taken aH o±d
between
the
c±amp and the
post.
·here's
no sEnse
in
tightening a
corroded c±amp oN a corroded ¸ost´ So
you take off the ±oose c±aMp´ C±ean the
c±amp and the post with the specia±
too±, ¹S¹
6140-00±831²3³³9.
Then
tighten the c±amp on the post with the
right size wºenches»so there's no
chance of a wrench s±ipping off and
busting the batteR. Fina±¼½ coat the
c±amp and post with about
J
inch of
grease
(GAA)
to head off corrosion²
I
Pam
1
lLs
or
!
You/±
²³ you havE your vEry owN Copy oF
²A
´am
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MaiNteNaNce oF µEad¶Aci· BatteriEs?
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mEChaNic!
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jumpÄstartiNÁ disabLEÅ EqUi¹mEntÆ
ANd it teLLs you how to Use battery
chargiNÁ
eqUi¹mentÇ
(Army poLiCy
now
authorizes
OrÁaNiZatioNaL
MaiNteNaNce to CharÁE battEries aFtER
²irEct ÈUpport has aCtivated 'emÆ)
Your ¹ubs peopLE caN get as maNy
co¹ies oF DA ´am
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