PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-602

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 602

JANUARY 2003
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-602 - Page 21 of 30
The stud goes through the trailer and attaches on the bottom side with one of each
kind of lock washer and one of the plain nuts.
On the top side, put on one of each kind of lock washer, one plain nut, one flat
washer, the terminal lug, a second flat washer, the last plain nut, two more flat wash-
ers and finally, the wing nut.
In order to use vehicle power for the PP-8444A/U, you will need the 24-volt slave
cable, NSN 5940-01-427-9395.
For more info visit the rechargeable battery website at:
www.monmouth.army.mil/cecom/lrc/lrchq/power/rechargebat.html
The Power
Plant Puzzle
Where the Heck is
the Ground Stud?
I
t takes many equipment pieces to make an AN/MJQ-37 or -38 power plant. The
10-KW generators, the switch box, the trailer, and the accessory box all come
together to form a power plant and also a large stack of TMs.
Finding an oddball part that falls under its own category can be quite a challenge.
That’s the case with the trailer grounding
stud and its parts.
The stud goes through the trailer fend-
er and lets you ground the generators to
the trailer and the trailer to a ground rod.
The stud is tough, but you can bust it or
lose its parts. If that happens, here is what
you need to get grounded again:
PS 602
JAN 03
44
Rechargeable Batteries…
T
he PP-8444A/U universal battery
changer just got a little more universal.
You can now charge the soldier intercom
(ICOM) radio’s rechargeable battery.
In the past, your only option for the
ICOM battery was the AC bulk charger.
Now, using the J-6556/P adapter,
NSN 5940-01-483-6772, you can use
PP-8444A/U, NSN 6130-01-443-0970.
Add the J-6556/P to this list of other
adapters:
J-6358A/P
J-6357/P
J-6356/P
J-6355/P
J-6354/P
J-6521/P
J-6523/P
BB-390
BB-388
BB-516
BB-503
BB-2847
BB-2600
BB-557
Adapter
Battery
NSN 5940-01-
492-6570
427-8601
427-9183
427-9247
427-9278
467-8813
467-5852
good
news!
now
there’s an
adapter for
charging
the ICOM’s
battery!
finally!
this
old charger is
waaay too much
trouble!
You can now
charge ICOM
ICOM has
own adapter
Wing nut
Lock washer
Flat washer
Plain nut
Terminal lug
Lock washer
Stud
Number
needed
1
2
4
3
1
2
1
NSN
or
The Power
Plant Puzzle
Where the Heck is
the Ground Stud?
or
Item
good
dog!
curses!
Wing nut
Flat washers
Flat washer
Terminal lug
Flat washer
Plain nut
Lock washer
Lock washer
Stud
Lock washer
Lock washer
Plain nut
plain nut
By jove,
you’ve
found
it!
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AN/MJQ-37,-38…
AN/MJQ-37,-38…
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