PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-699
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 699
FEBRUARY 2011
42
PS 699
FEB 11
43
PS 699
FEB 11
Dear Editor,
I’m the importer/exporter
for failed equipment that
comes into our service
center here at Rockwell
Collins. We appreciate all
you do to publicize where
and how to return warrantied
items to Rockwell Collins like
the article you did on the
AN/PSN-13 DAGR.
However, I do have one
request. Could you tell
your readers to include the
Rockwell Collins part number
on the DD Form 1149,
Requisition and Invoice/
Shipping Document
? They
can find the part number on
the data plate on the item
they’re returning. The part
number will help us handle
the return more efficiently
and we all win when that
happens.
Dee Loveland
Import/Export Compliance
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Editor’s note:
Thanks, Ms. Loveland, for the good info. Soldiers, when returning
an item, include, if you have it, the NSN on the DD Form 1149, too. All this
information ensures correct and faster routing for repairs and returns. Also,
you’ll fnd the DAGR article on
Pages 48 and 49 oF PS 686 (Jan 10)
. IF you’re
returning DAGRs, it’s worth a read.
You must conduct a maintenance
charge of all your rechargeable batteries
at least once a year. Once they’re
charged, monitor them to make sure
they’re maintaining their capacity.
If your requirement for rechargeables
has diminished and you have more
rechargeables on hand than needed,
rotate them throughout the equipment
you are powering. Endlessly sitting on
a shelf wears out rechargeables.
Remember, rechargeables do not
run forever. Even under the best
maintenance conditions, you had
better plan on replacing a rechargeable
battery in the three-to-fve year range
depending on the amount of use. Work
a periodical purchase plan into your
unit’s budget so the need to replace
batteries does not hit you all at once.
The article mentioned here was in PS 686, pages 48-49.
Rockwell Collins Equipment…
Rechargeable Batteries…
Use ‘
em
or
Lose ‘
em
A Little
More
info on
Returns!
Put part number on form in block 4b
Look
for data
plate
for part
number
l
ike kryptonite is to superman,
long-term storage is to
rechargeable batteries…
…a power
drain leading
to a
slow
death.
might as
well use
you guys.
otherwise you’ll
wear out and
collect dust!
it’s been
about a year
since my last
charge…
…don’t you
think it’s time
for another
one!
it’s been a
few good
years old
timer…
…but the time’s
come for you to
be
replaced!
sorry.
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