PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-675
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 675
FEBRUARY 2009
22
PS 675
FEB 09
This ticking can occur with both
the
BA-5590
(primary
live-fre
battery For the M98A1 and M98A2)
and BA-5390 (alternate live-fre
battery For the M98A2) and the
rechargeable BB-390A and BB-
390B training-only batteries. And it
can occur even iF the battery is Fresh
out oF the box.
The ticking is caused because the
CLU voltage or potential collapses,
causing the circuitry to shut down.
The ticking is caused by the CLU
turning oFF and on.
Cold Batteries
±irst, check to see iF the battery is cold to the touch. IF it is, you may just have a
cold battery. Try shaking the battery. Sometimes that solves the problem. IF shaking
doesn’t work, Follow these steps:
4.
Still no luck? Try warming the battery
under your arm or in a warm environment.
Once the battery no longer feels cold, try
the procedure again. If that doesn’t work,
the battery may be old.
1.
With the battery installed, turn the CLU
2.
After 30 seconds, cycle the power switch from
DAY to OFF and then back to DAY.
3.
If the CLU keeps ticking, repeat the procedure.
power switch to DAY.
Javelin Missile System…
Tick, Tick, Tick —
You’ve Got
a Battery Problem!
for
both the
m98a1
and
m98a2
clus, do
this…
if you install a new battery in your
javelin’s clu (command launch unit) and
you hear a ticking sound when you turn on
the clu, you’ve got a
battery problem.
the battery is
either cold…
so what
can
you
do to stop
this ticking
and get on
with your
mission?
read on!
what’s
wrong?
I put in a
brand new
battery!
warm!
a bit
smelly,
but
warm!
…old…
…or
dead.
but I’m
right out
of the box!
what could
be wrong
with me?
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