PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-716

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 716

JULY 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-716 - Page 29 of 33
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PS 716
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Here’s how to send your questions and suggestions to
PS:
•
Before you go on mission, make sure your
batteries work.
Test them with a simple tester.
Or run a radio/equipment check like your TM
says. If you have large quantities of the same
battery with the same date codes, test a small
sample to make sure your batteries have power.
Here’s a tester in the Army supply system that
tests a variety of batteries:
MBT-MIL Multi-Battery Tester™, NSN 6625-
01-494-9163.
•
Send your email from a valid .mil or .gov email address
•
Include your full name and rank, current unit and location, and phone number with
your question. Some of you do not show up in Global and AKO contact info is often
outdated. Include your mailing address when requesting hard copies of articles or
CDs/DVDs of back issues.
•
Be specific about any equipment, vehicles or weapons questions. Include model
numbers and series/versions. For example, not just “truck” but “M915A4.” Serial
numbers are also helpful.
•
Describe the issue, tell us why it’s important and what needs to be changed or fixed.
Be equally specific when suggesting solutions.
•
Include NSNs, LINs or any additional info you have on an end item or any
components, repair parts or materials.
•
Give us numbers and dates of any TMs you reference. Include specifics from TMs
(figure and parts numbers, etc).
•
If you find the answer yourself after you’ve written us, but before we have
responded, please let us know. And tell us the answer you found. We may be able to
share it with other readers who have the same problem.
•
If we’ve answered the same question before, you should hear from us quickly.
•
If we have to research or get info from other sources, it may take up to 30 days. If you
don’t hear back from us within a month, please follow up. It’s rare, but sometimes
email gets caught in spam filters or otherwise goes astray.
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You Ask.
..
We Answer!
1.5V button cell—
S76, A76, A625, A640, LR44, 357, 303
1.5V lithium—
AA L91, AAA L92
6V lithium—
BA-5372/U
1.5V alkaline—
AA, AAA, C, D, N
9V alkaline & carbon zinc
1.2V nickel-metal hydride/nickel-cadmium (NiMH/NiCd) rechargeable—
AA, AAA, C, D
3V lithium coin—
CR1616, CR1620, CR2016, CR2025, CR2320, CR2032, CR2430, CR2450, 58L, 1/3N
3V lithium cylindrical—
CR123, CR2, CRV3
12V alkaline—
A23
here’s
what it
tests…
Make sure batteries work
Use a battery tester
For more
than 60
years,
PS
has
answered
questions
from you,
our valued
readers.
We’re glad to
help. if you’re
stumped about
something in
any
of our topic
areas, ask us.
if we don’t know
the answer, we
can usually find
someone who
does.
Here’s
what you
can do to
help us
respond
faster…
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