PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 610
SEPTEMBER 2003
Rechargeable Batteries…
44-45
MS-7479/K
As rechargeable
batteries find
their way into your
unit, give them a
good home.
it’s as
simple as
one, two,
three!
PS 610
SEP 03
44
Write a unit rechargeable battery SOP. Start with the basics and add to it as
your experience gives you more knowledge. Find help in writing an SOP at
the rechargeable battery website:
www.monmouth.army.mil/cecom/lrc/lrchq/power/rechargebat.html
Use
discharge
cap
Check at
pins 1&4
and 2&5
New charger
has arrived!
Screen the most common
rechargeable in your shop,
the BB-390, at least twice a
year by…
•
doing a quick check with
the discharge cap
•
fully discharging the
BB-390
•
fully charging the BB-390
•
and checking the battery
voltage at
connector
pins 1&4 and 2&5
The voltage should be
13.25
or better and within
3/4 of a volt of one another.
The new charger, PP-
8498/U, NSN 6130-01-495-
2839, can also help in diag-
nosing battery and adapter
problems while charging.
•
a dedicated charging area
that is organized.
•
charging and discharging
batteries separate.
•
maintainers trained in
basic battery maintenance
and management.
•
batteries charged seven
or fewer days prior to
a mission.
•
a budget for replacement.
Set-up a good
rechargeable
battery shop
by keeping…
1, 2, 4
Brockel,
CECOM, can
I help you?
Hold on…
Brockel,
CECOM, hold
please
Brockel,
CECOM, can
I help you?
Hold on…
You can also contact the CECOM rechargeable battery guru, Don Brockel, by
phone at DSN 992-4948, 732-532-4948, or by e-mail at:
Donald.Brockel@mail1.monmouth.army.mil
610. 44-45 (C!)
7/28/03
10:05 PM
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