PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-597
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 597
AUGUST 2002
T
he BA-5600/U battery used in the
AN/PSC-2 digital communications terminal
and field artillery computers now has a
rechargeable equivalent.
The lithium ion rechargeable battery, BB-
2600/U, NSN 6140-01-467-5853, will do
the job of the BA-5600/U.
This rechargeable will save you money in
the long run and also help you meet the
“rechargeable only” goals set up in DA
Memorandum, DALO-SMR, 29 Aug 1997.
To recharge the BB-2600/U, you’ll need
battery charger, PP-8444A/U, NSN 6130-
01-443-0970, and adapter, J-6521/P, NSN
If you have questions about the new bat-
tery or about the rechargeable battery policy,
e-mail CECOM at:
donald.brockel@mail1.monmouth.army.mil
or call DSN 992-4948 or (732) 532-4948.
The rechargeable web site also has info on the new battery and the DA policy:
www.monmouth.army.mil/cecom/lrc/lrchq/power/rechargebat.html
PS 597
AUG 02
47
Rechargeable Batteries…
BB-2600/U
will meet
your
rechargeable
goals
New battery
needs charger
there’s a
new
kid
in town
and he’s a
rechargeable!
W
hen it comes to putting batteries in your AN/PVS-5B or -5C night vision gog-
gles, you have a choice. You can use one BA-5567/U lithium battery, NSN 6135-01-
447-5082, or two AA alkaline batteries, NSN 6135-00-985-7845.
How do you make the choice?
For everyday use, go with the
alkaline batteries. They cost much
less than the lithium batteries.
But when temperatures drop
below freezing, use the BA-5567/U.
The alkaline batteries do not work
as well in freezing weather.
Don’t have both types of batter-
ies in your goggles at the same
time. That drains battery power.
you
must
choose
wisely!
Use alkaline
batteries…
…or…
…a
BA-5567/U
battery…
…but
NEVER
both at once
597. 46-47 (C)
6/21/02
2:55 PM
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