*TB 11-6135-200-25
Technical Bulletin
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HEADQUARTERS
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 8 March 1984
No. 11-6135-200-25 )
TECHNICAL DATA, SERVICEABILITY TESTING AND PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING
FOR BATTERIES, WET PRIMARY BA-472/U, BA-472C/U, BA-472D/U, BA-472E/U
(NSN 6135-00-823-3034); BA-485A/U and BA-485B/U (NSN 6135-00-837-5331); BA-486A/U,
BA-486B/U (NSN 6135-00-889-1502); BA-487/U (NSN 6135-00-876-0098); AND DRY THERMAL
B-415 (NSN 6135-00655-2279); BA-605/U (NSN 6135-00-5466273); BA-617/U (NSN 6135-00-767-0331);
BA618/U (NSN 6135046034859); BA627/U (NSN 61350-999-9141); BA-628/U (NSN 6135009301570);
BA-629/U (NSN 6135-00-255-1340); BA-630/U (NSN 6135-00-237-1703)
REPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS
You can help improve this manual. If you find any mistakes or if you know of a
way to improve the procedures, please let us know. Mail your letter or DA Form 2028
(Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) direct to: Commander,
US Army Communications-Electronics Command and Fort Monmouth, ATTN:
DRSELME.MP, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703.
In either case a reply will be furnished direct to you.
*This bulletin supersedes TB 11-6135-200-25-1, 10 December 1976.
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SECTION I.
INTRODUCTION
Scope ..............................................................................................................................1-1
Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms ...........................................1-2
Maintenance Forms, Records and Reports ....................................................................1-3
Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR) ........................................1-4
TECHNICAL DATA AND SERVICE LIFE
Description of Batteries ...................................................................................................2-1
Test Equipment Required................................................................................................2-2
Shelf and Service Life .....................................................................................................2-3
Reporting of Overaged Batteries.....................................................................................2-4
Storage and Shipping ......................................................................................................2-5
SERVICEABILITY TESTS
Temperature Test Chamber ............................................................................................3-1
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Wet Primary BA-472C/U and BA-472D/U, BA-472E/U...........3-2
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Wet Primary BA-485A/U and BA-485B/U .....................3-3
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Wet Primary BA-486A/U and BA-486B/U .....................3-4
Disposition of Unserviceable Batteries BA-472/U, BA-485/U, BA-486/U and BA-487/U...........3-5
SECTION IV.
PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING BATTERY, WET PRIMARY BA-472C/U,
BA-485A/U, BA-486A/U AND BA-487/U
Battery, Wet Primary BA-472C/U ....................................................................................4-1
Battery, Wet Primary BA-485A/U ....................................................................................4-2
Battery, Wet Primary BA-486A/U ....................................................................................4-3
Battery, Wet Primary BA-487/U.......................................................................................4-4
TECHNICAL DATA AND SERVICE LIFE
Description of Batteries, Dry Thermal .............................................................................5-1
Technical Data Shelf/Service Life ...................................................................................5-2
SERVICEABILITY TEST FOR BATTERY, DRY THERMAL B-415, BA-605/U, BA-617/U,
BA-618/U, BA-627/U, BA-628/U, BA-629/U AND BA-630/U
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Dry Thermal B-415 .......................................................6-1
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Dry Thermal BA-605/U .................................................6-2
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Dry Thermal BA-617/U .................................................6-3
Serviceability Tests for Battery, Dry Thermal BA-618'U..................................................6-4
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