PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-625

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 625

DECEMBER 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-625 - Page 28 of 33
Batteries:
The ACADA can use
rechargeable battery BB-390A/U as
well as the non-rechargeable BA-
5590/U. But you won't get much use
out of the rechargeables unless your
unit gets the PP-8444A/U battery
charger. It comes with NSN 6130-
01-443-0970.
Remember, the colder it gets the
shorter the time the batteries can
power the ACADA. Once the tem-
perature drops below freezing, bat-
tery life drops to six hours and keeps
dropping the colder it gets. Your best
bet in cold weather is to use the M28
power supply as much as possible—
and take extra batteries.
Don't yank on the cable to the bat-
tery box to adjust the length of cable
inside the box. That can tear wiring
in the cable, especially if you're
pulling on the connector. Loosen the
nut where the cable goes in the box
and then adjust the cable. Hold the
cable, not the connector, when you
slide the cable in and out of the box.
When it's the right length, tighten
the nut to hold the cable in place.
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DEC 04
53
Confidence sampler:
Your ACADA needs just a
whiff of the sampler. If
you leave it on more than
1/4 second, you can satu-
rate your ACADA and
have trouble clearing it. If
you have trouble getting
three bars when you do
the confidence test, you
may have a sampler prob-
lem. Try a different sam-
pler. But don't leave the
sampler on longer.
Let it warm up:
It may
take up to 30 minutes for
your ACADA to warm up
to operating temperature
—and there's nothing you
can do about it. Just wait
for the WAIT light to go
off before starting PMCS
and confidence testing.
Easy with the horn
ON/OFF knob:
If you
muscle it, you strip it.
ACADA…
Did You
Set the
Alarm?
Get battery charger
for rechargeables
Loosen
nut to
adjust
battery
cable
no, but I
set the
acada with
pm…
…and
that’s
more
important.
I’m not going
to last long in
this weather!
I hope
they
brought
extra
batteries!
hold your
horses. it
takes
30
minutes
for me to
warm up
sometimes.
hey, You
oaf! you just
stripped
me!!
Here are some
ways to keep
your ACADA
alarmed
and
ready to go.
now I’m
going to have
to
clear
down.
{Whew}
you left
that sampler on
too long!
I just
needed a
whiff!
holy cow!
it’s
cold
out here.
if you
didn't
do
the PMCS your M22
automatic chemical
agent alarm (ACADA)
needs to detect
chemical threats,
the answer is
no,
you didn't set the
alarm.
625.52-53(C!)
10/29/04
11:59 AM
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