PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-720
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 720
NOVEMBER 2012
13
PS 720
NOV 12
1.±
Connect the slave cable to the dead vehicle’s slave receptacle. The connection should
be tight.
2.±
If either vehicle has the old two-prong slave
receptacle, use the NATO adapter, NSN
5935-00-322-8959. Put the adapter on the
receptacle and then connect the cable.
3.±
Push the slave cable connector into the slave
receptacle on the live vehicle.
4.±
Wait at least 1 minute, but no more than 3,
before trying to start the dead vehicle. This
allows a trickle charge to warm up dead
batteries before they get the full jolt.
5.±
If the vehicle has a clutch, step on it to reduce
engine drag. Try to start the dead vehicle.
6.±
Keep the slave cable connected until the vehicle starts. Never unhook a slave cable
while the starter is engaged, or you’ll get arcing and burned-out cables and receptacles.
• Make sure all cables and
terminals
on
the
dead
vehicle’s batteries are tight
and free of corrosion.
• Read the slave-starting steps in your vehicle’s
operating instructions.
•
Never
stand between vehicles being slaved and
never
position them nose-to-nose. That’ll keep you
and your vehicle safe in case one vehicle moves
when it starts.
• Have your mechanic make sure the electrolyte in all
battery cells is above the plates and is not frozen.
Never±slave±frozen±batteries.
They can explode.
• Set the parking brakes on
both vehicles. Shift both
transmissions
to
neutral.
Keep
the
live
vehicle’s
engine running at fast idle.
• Make
sure
the
dead
vehicle’s battery switch is
OFF to prevent arcing when
you connect the slave cable.
the right kind of
help is using slave
cables
correctly.
that will keep
you safe and your
vehicle on the job.
here’s how…
once you’ve
done
all
the
above, follow
the steps on
the next page…
…and make
sure you do ‘em
in order!
thanks for the
slave start,
master sergeant
half-mast!
Once the
slaved
vehicle
has
started,
pull
off that
vehicle’s
cable
and then
remove it
from the
other one.
Let the engine run in the slaved vehicle at fast idle
(1,000-1,200 rpm) for at least 20 minutes
or
drive the
vehicle about 5 minutes to recharge the batteries
Tell your
mechanic if the
batteries don’t
recharge.
my batteries
really
appreciate it!
Use NATO
slave adapter
on old connectors
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