PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-491
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 491
OCTOBER 1993
Ni-Cad Batteries .±.
l
ven though your bird's NIckel-
cadmIum BatteRy perfoRms weLL iN coLd
weatheR
±
²t³ll start the engiNe BeLow
´22°F ±you shouLd keep it warm.
µead¶acid batteries shouLd aLso be Kept
warm because they caN Lose up to 50
peRceNt of theiR charge iN coLd weather·
¸eep the batteries wa¹m By remov²ng
them fRom the aircraºt or GouNd
suppo¹t equipment and put-
ting them in a sheLter»
REmovE ThE
ba²e³IeS and STo³E
´n A wa³m placeµ
¼ever store Lead½acid aNd NickeL¶cad¾
mium batteries IN the same
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though¿ Fumes from the Lead¶acid bat¾
teRy w²LL cause totaL discharge of the
nickeL¶cadmium battery, whose ceLÀs wILL
theN have to be repLaced¿
PLace the batteries on a sheÀÁ oR
duNNage ÂNever on the baRe ÁlooR» This
wILL give you a mORe eQuaLized Battery
tempeRatuRe¿
If
²tÃs Not possibLe to Remove the bat-
tery fRom the aircraÄÅ tuÆ oN the LaNdiNg
LightÅ seaRch Light oR otheR eÇuipmeNt
ÁÈr 30 secoNds pR²oR to eNgiNe staRÉÊ The
"ËoadÌ wIll waRm up the batteRy InteRÍ
naLLyÎ
A
waÏm batteRy wiLL give you
good craNKINg poweR aNd a good sparK
to head oÐ the possibIlity of a hot
eNgINe staRÉÊ
ÑemembeRÒ alsoÓ you caN assist the
aircRaft batteRy By using an auxiLiaRy
poweR uNit to craNk up the bIrdÔ
CoLd weather aLso aÕects the aiRcraÁt
ÁIRe extiNguisher· Öf the temperatuRe is
BeLow ×0ØÙ, the pRessure decreases aNd
the eXtInguisheR woNÚt worK right·
PRotect youR aIRcraft fRom severe
weatheRÛ CoveRs
±
canopy, aIRfÏameÅ
eNÜNeÝ roto¹ bLadeÞ pitot tube Ê·· use
al
ofßem!
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