PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-702
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 702
MAY 2011
44
PS 702
MAY 11
45
PS 702
MAY 11
Dear Half-Mast,
I’ve been in the communications/electronics battery storage business for
a decade and I think I know how to store batteries. Now, I have a new BMO
and he says that I don’t need to refrigerate any batteries. He says its been
proven not to do any good. He suggested I ask you. Should I get rid of the
old fridge?
So, what do you say? Is cold-storage for batteries still the right thing
to do?
SGT G.M.B.
Dear Sergeant G.M.B.,
You’re right on track when you think that high heat is bad for batteries. While
in storage, batteries degrade. They do it faster and to a greater degree when the
temperature is above 80°F.
You should keep batteries cool, out of direct sunlight and don’t store them in
unventilated shelters or connex containers.
But, and it’s a big but that concerns your question, the current scientifc
thinking is that no batteries need to be refrigerated. Regular storage on a shelf
with temperatures below 80°F, should keep the batteries in good shape.
Does it hurt the batteries to put them in the frig? Probably not.
But if you don’t, will it increase the rate of degradation? Nah.
Dear Editor,
Please spread the word
that there are
no
repair
programs for these four
radios any more:
Editor’s note:
Thanks for the
good info, Mr. Hall.
Soldiers, if you need
further help on this
issue, call DSN 458-
4407 or (410) 306-
4407. Or email:
larry.hall4@
us.army.mil
Radio
NSN 5820-
AN/PRC-90
AN/PRC-112
AN/PRC-112C
AN/PRC-112D
00-782-5308
01-279-5450
01-458-6018
01-500-1535
Nor is there a repair program for the KY-
913 Loader, NSN 7025-01-279-5308.
These radios and the loader should be
turned in condition code “H” and DEMIL
code “D” to a unit’s DLA Disposition
Services (the old DRMO).
If your unit turns in one of these radios,
the project management office for the
FBCB2 will issue the combat survival evader
locator (CSEL), AN/PRQ-7, NSN 5820-
01-499-4473, as a replacement, per the
PM fielding schedule.
Larry Hall
Inventory Manager
C-E LCMC
APG, MD
The
WHYS
and
HOWS
for
Disposing
of Radios
Communications Batteries…
Cold Storage?
AN/PRC-90, -112 C/D,…
The
WHYS
and
HOWS
for
Disposing
of Radios
I wonder
if storing
batteries here
really extends
their life?
I propose a toast
to a good radio
whose service has
come to an end…
hey, don!
you’re
letting all
the cold
air out!
Time for the CSEL!
No repair for PRC-90 or PRC-112!
702.44-45.indd
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4:19 PM
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