PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-733

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 733

DECEMBER 2013
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-733 - Page 26 of 33
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PS 733
DEC 13
Using CR123As
• Don’t mix and match fresh and partially used batteries.
They have different capacities.
Capacity
is the amount
of energy a battery can deliver in a single discharge
(normally expressed in ampere hours). A difference
in capacities can cause a stronger battery to charge
a weaker one. That can make the weaker battery
overheat, fail, leak, vent, catch fire or burst.
• Don’t use CR123As from different manufacturers. They
may have different chemical properties. That can lead
to a difference in capacities.
• Make sure all batteries used in a piece of equipment
have a date code within 6 months of one another.
Generator Set Training
Do you need help maintaining your generator sets? Project Manager, Mobile Electric
Power (PM-MEP), has developed a series of online training classes to help maintainers
keep their generators in top shape. The PM-MEP generator training site is on Land War
Net at:
You’ll need an AKO login and password to access the site.
Sanitation Team FM
Over the course of the US Army’s 236-year history, disease and non-battle injuries
have caused more casualties than battlefield wounds. That’s an excellent reason to form
a unit field sanitation team if you don’t already have one. Start by reading FM 4-25.12,
Unit Field Sanitation Team
(Jan 02). The FM discusses:
• team development and duties.
• water and food sanitation.
• waste disposal.
.
• pest control.
The FM also has:
• a team training course.
• a list of supplies needed for field sanitation.
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Preventive Medicine
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• heat and cold injuries.
• toxic chemical hazards.
• noise hazards.
Brian Sohosky
DSN 648-6989, (443) 395-6989
brian.g.sohosky.civ@mail.mil
Scottee Welsh
DSN 648-6950, (443) 395-6950
scott.m.welsh2.civ@mail.mil
Michael Barney
DSN 648-4758, (443) 395-4758
michael.a.barney.civ@mail.mil
it’s on the CECOM
Directorate for
Safety website…
5-, 10-, 15-kW TQGs…
Additional POC for
K1 Contactor
On Pages
50-51 of
PS
7
26 (May 13),
we
discussed
how to
get a
free
replacement
for a
faulty K1
contactor
in 5-, 10-
and 15-kW
tactical
quiet
generators
(TQG).
The article listed
two
POCs from CECOM
LCMC who can help you
get the replacement.
Now there
are
three
POCs…
When
using
authentic
CR123As…
if you suspect you
have
counterfeit
CR123As, remove them
from the equipment,
keep them away from
other batteries, and
return them or dispose
of them according to
your local SOP.
Order
authentic CR123As
by NSN through the Army
supply system.
That way you can be
sure you’re getting
good
batteries.
For the
complete
story, see CECOM Ground Precautionary
Action (GPA) Message 2013-006,
Operational: Counterfeit
Lithium Non-Rechargeable Batteries, CR123A Batteries.
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