PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-691
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 691
JUNE 2010
16
PS 691
JUN 10
17
PS 691
JUN 10
Dear Editor,
I found a mistake on Page 14 of PS 682 (Sep 09) in the article entitled
“Protect Vehicle Battery Life.” NSN 6130-01-463-8499 is the only
NSN for the MBT-1, and it costs $52.67 each. NSN 6625-01-433-
6786 costs $384.33, and it’s not the MBT-1. It’s the MCR-400 tester.
Also, the MBT-1 was designed to
be used by operators to test each
battery in the end item. However,
the
490-PT
battery
analyzer,
NSN
is
used by mechanics to determine
the actual health and cold cranking
amps (CCA) for each battery when
in service. It’s also used when
the operator gets a reading other
than all four lights being lit with
the MBT-1. This finding would
then be recorded on the DA Form
5988-E. Depending on how each
shop
conducts
business,
the
operator should be able to borrow
an MBT-1 from either a mechanic
or the tool room.
SFC John A. Rodda
National Maintenance
Training Center
Camp Dodge, IA
Dear Half-Mast,
Our unit is serving in Afghanistan.
When our M870A3 trailers arrived
from CONUS, somehow the hydraulic
hose assemblies disappeared from
our B
II
! This prevents us from using
our trailers.
Can you give us an NSN for the
hose assembly?
SSG S.W.
Editor’s note:
Thanks for your helpful feedback, Sergeant. We’ll try to be
more clear in the future. Our intent was to show the MBT-1 as one of several options
for units needing a battery tester. Note that the MCR-400 battery tester we listed,
NSN 6625-01-433-6786, is no longer commercially available.
M870A3 Semitrailers…
HydrauliC Hose
Assembly Components
Lead-Acid Batteries…
these guys test us to
make sure we’re healthy.
can do, sergeant!
you can get that hose
assembly with nsn
4
7
20-01-520-6
7
6
7
.
make a note in column 2
of the bII table until
tm 5-2330-325-14&p
gets updated.
{GASP!} this
information
isn’t
right!
I’ve got to
let ps know…
…A Bit
More on
Battery
Testers!
691.16-17.indd
1-2
5/3/10
2:14:40 PM
SFC J.A.R.
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