PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-635

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 635

OCTOBER 2005
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-635 - Page 24 of 33
PS 635
OCT 05
45
BB-2590/U
Rechargeable
Battery…
Step
Up to
the
Best!
PS 635
44
AN/VIC-1(V), AN/VIC-3(V)…
U
sing parts of the AN/VIC-3(V) vehicle intercommunications system to get the
AN/VIC-1(V) system up and running is like trying to cram a dozen professional
wrestlers into a Volkswagen Beetle. The Bug will burst before all those wrestlers
will fit. The same thing will happen to the VIC-1(V) system.
The parts manuals for both systems will give a clue to the problem. TM 11-5830-
340-23P, the manual for the AN/VIC-1(V), is 45 pages long. TM 11-5820-263-
20&P, the manual for the AN/VIC-3(V), is 238 pages long! That’s a lot of wrestlers
to cram into that Beetle!
One area where substituting is often tried, but will not work right, is with the
headsets and microphones.
The AN/VIC-3(V) uses headset-microphones: (Bose) CVC H-374/VRC,
H-374/VRC PICVC (product improved) and the ITH (RACAL) CAPS/ACAPS,
H-365/VRC, H-366/VRC and H-370/VRC. These headset-microphones use a digi-
tal voice system and have an active noise reduction feature, along with an electric-
powered microphone.
The AN/VIC-1(V) uses headset-microphone DH-132A and DH-132B. These
headset-microphones use an analog system and do not require any power.
For example, if you plug in an H-374 into your
AN/VIC-1 system, you’ll draw power from the
intercom system and damage the power supply in
the VIC-1 master control station, AM-1780.
The best thing to do when your AN/VIC-1 is
on the fritz is replace it with an AN/VIC-3. To get
this process started,
contact the Project
Management Defense Communications and
Army Transmission Systems Office, DSN 992-
5415 or (732) 532-5415.
The
latest
and
greatest re-
chargeable replace-
ment for the
BA-5590 and BA-5390
is the BB-2590/U,
This
new
lithium-ion
re
-chargeable weighs
only
about three
pounds and has an
es
-
timated run time of 33
hours in asip sincgars!
The BB-2590/U joins the
BB-390B/U nickel-metal
hydride
re
-chargeable as
the
two best
batteries of their kind
to have on your shelf and
in your equipment.
But the BB-2590/U
beats the BB-390B/U in
several ways.
it’s a pound lighter. it
has a
lower
self-dis-
charge rate, a
higher
capacity of watt hours–
181 as opposed to 118—and
has an estimated run
time nine hours
longer
.
you’ll
also need
charger
pp-8498/u,
nsn 6130-01-
495-2839.
but not you
javelin
folks. they
don’t do the
job for you!
I don’t know
‘bout you, but
I’m gettin’ me
a BB-2590/U!!
They want
me to put
this
on!?!
This
re
-charge-
able battery
will prove to be
the
right
choice
in the
long run.
So
before
you reach for
the BA-5590 or even the BB-
390B/U, consider
ex-
tending
your reach for the BB-2590/U.
pinning down vis parts
is easier when you have
the right tms!
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12:26 PM
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