PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-571

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 571

JUNE 2000
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Once the battery housing is discon-
nected from the ANCD, you’ve got 2
minutes to replace the batteries and re-
connect the battery housing. After 2
minutes, data is lost and the ANCD
must be initialized again.
Batt Time/Date
. The ANCD will as-
sume you have installed new batteries
and enter the current date and time.
Good Contacts
As you install the battery housing,
take a look at the positive and negative
contacts on the ANCD. Are they loose?
Any burn marks? Do the burn marks
limit the electrical contact? Good elec-
trical contact is a must.
Unit maintenance can replace both
the negative contact, NSN 5810-01-
350-8388, and the positive contact,
They will use a
1
/
16
-in hex head
screwdriver to remove the screws that
hold the contacts. Then they will re-
place the contacts, making sure to get
them in the right positions.
They will tighten the screws without
overtightening or they could crack the
case.
Tighten down the four battery cover
screws, but don’t overtighten them.
You’ll crack the cover if you do.
Turn on the ANCD to make sure the
batteries are working.
do it right the first time, because you
might not have the time to do it a sec-
ond time.
Put the housing back into the ANCD
with the contacts going in the slot first.
The housing will not fit if you put the
non-contact end in first.
Don’t try to save money on batter-
ies; replace all three each time. Make
sure the polarity is correct as you in-
stall each new battery. It’s important to
you've
got
two minutes
to replace my
batteries!
how do you
feel now that
i put in some
new
3-volt lithium
batteries?
fantastic!
now just
enter
my
new installation
date
and i'm
good to go
!
Put contact end in first
Reset the Clock
Now go to the SETUP screen on the
ANCD and choose the BATT option.
The screen will show,
Display Batt
Date/Time
and
Change Batt Date/
Time
. Choose
Change Batt Date/
Time
. Hit the ENTER key and the cur-
rent date and time will automatically
be entered as the date/time of the bat-
tery change.
If you’re at this option only to check
on the last installation date, make sure
you don’t hit ENTER on the
Change
Choose BATT option
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