PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-674

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 674

JANUARY 2009
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-674 - Page 29 of 38
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PS 674
JAN 09
Your fFth and fnal possibility includes all AA commercial rechargeable batteries. We
recommend you not pick this possibility. Although rechargeables are usually the way
to go, in this case, they have been Found to be unreliable.
AN/PVS-7 NVGs…
All About the Batteries
there are
a lot of
ba-556
7
/u
batteries on
commo shelves
that have
passed their
expiration
date.
find them and
properly dispose
of them!
when it comes to powering
the an/pvs-
7
family of
night vision devices, you
have a battery choice.
you can pick
from
five
alternatives.
A third possibility
is the non-
rechargeable lithium
ion-disulfde AA
battery, L91, NSN
comes one per order
and you’ll need
two to power your
goggles. The two
batteries should give
you about 60 hours
oF run time.
Your Fourth
possibility is the non-
rechargeable alkaline
AA battery, BA-3058/
U, NSN 6135-00-985-
7845. It comes in a
package oF 24 and
you’ll need two to
power your goggles.
The two batteries will
give you about 50
hours oF run time. IF
you’re deployed in a
desert environment,
skip the alkaline
batteries. The L91s
are your best bet.
One possibility, and it’s a good
one, is the non-rechargeable
lithium-manganese dioxide battery,
BA-5367/U, NSN 6135-01-507-1135.
It comes in a package oF 12. You
need just one to power your night
vision goggles and it has a run
time oF around 30 hours unless
temperatures are extreme.
Another possibility, and it’s slowly
going away, is the non-rechargeable
lithium-sulFur dioxide battery, BA-
5567/U, NSN 6135-01-447-5082 and
NSN 6135-01-090-5365. This battery is a
terminal item. Once the supply is gone,
they’re gone! It comes in a package oF
12 and each battery has a run time oF
around 20 hours.
there’s
so
many
battery
choices for my
NVG! how do I
pick
one!?
no respect
for your
elders!
dangnabbit!
I still have
plenty
of
juice left in
me!!
gimme a
second…
{whew!}
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