PS Magazine - APRIL 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 377
APRIL 1984
Lithium Batteries .±.
Pass
(Up)
This Test
Your AN/SM-13 batteR Tst set funs out whe± it comes to the ±ew BA²5598
battery. It wo±'t give you a clue ³o how much liF is le´tµ
¶he ²5598 is replaci±g the BA4386 ·ag±esium batteR, partly becausE it gives
co±s¸¹±t voltage throughout i¸s useºl liF» ¶hat also makes it a bad ca±didate
´Or testi±g» Your tester could show a gu±g²ho battery whe± it'¼ just a h½artbeat
away ¾om droppi±g dead»
A±d, checki±g it with a loaded voltmete¿ ¸Àster like the PSM-13 with i¸s
U
410
adapter Ár the BAÂ386 is da±gerous. ¶he battery ca± ve±t toxic sulÃr diÄ
oxide duri±g testi±g» Åhe test could also rUi± ºses a±d put the battery out o´
commissio±»
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DO Remove batteries from
your gear duRing storage
or when sets will be
Id²e³
APR 6
DON'T short-circuit or tRy to
recharge ´emµ
BB-622 Gassed
UP?
¶he hydroge± gas put out bÆ you¿ ÇN /PSÈ5 ÉD¹r setÊs batteR duri±g cHa¿giËg
ca± create a± explosive sÌÍÎatÌo±Ï
Ðou Ca± keep thi±gs Cool bÆ Ñllowi±g a Òw simple rÎles»
I
•
Be su¿e youÓ batteÔ Ìs Ve±ted» ¶Hat'll head oÕ tÖ× ØuÙlÚuÛ oÜ Gas Æou Get
Ý
du¿i±g ±or·al Cha¿g̱g»
•ÇlwaÞs keeß àreáCÌgarett×s, tâoáaway ãom the ØaäÍeåÏ ¶Hat goes
Úouble duæ̱g cha¿Gç±gè
• KéÛ a± eÆe o± Íhe batÍe¿y Ár bubbḻg, spLêtteri±G or spr¹yë±g electrqlyt×»
ìhat mía±s gas
is
îuilḏG upï ðu¿± ñou¿ cha¿g×r oò óSÇP» ôou could õave
a bad cell, a shorÍ, co±Íaö±ateÚ Cells o¿ el×ctroly÷ø Se±d Íùe batúeû üo ýQpport»
• þs× o±ly the PÿĀā27 ChaĂgeă» Ąhe Øatteą wo±Ćä CHa¿ge ćster wĈth the
hÌgher curre±tĉ ItĊll Just use the ext¿a ċuÌce to ma±uČčÍÎre Ďor× explosÌve
ďĐđroge±»
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