TM 11-6140-203-14-4&P
CHAPTER 4
Section I. ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTANANCE
(2) Corrosion preventive compound No. 366,
(NSN 8030-00-267-3015).
4-1. Scope of Organizational Preventive
(3) Filler (Syringe), Battery (NSN 6140-00-376-
Maintenance
9635).
The preventive maintenance duties assigned to the
(4) Wrench, Plastic (NSN 5306-00-156-2336)
operator and organizational repair technician for
(provided with battery).
nonaircraft nickel-cadmium batteries are listed below,
(5) Cloth, cheesecloth, (NSN 8306-00-267-
together with a reference to the paragraph covering the
3015).
specific preventive maintenance functions.
Test
(6) Distilled water (NSN 6810-00-682-6867).
equipment, tools, additional equipment and supplies, and
(7) Faceshield Fed L-F-0036 Style B (NSN 4240-
battery charging equipment required for organizational
00-439-3450).
maintenance are listed in paragraph 4-2 and appendix C.
d Battery Charging Equipment 1.Skw Auxilary
a.
Operator daily preventive maintenance
Power Unit (APU).
checks and services at equipment site are located in
4-3. Preventive Maintenance
Preventive maintenance is the systematic care, servicing
b.
Organizational
weekly
preventive
and checking of nickel-cadmium batteries to prevent
maintenance checks and services for the BB-693A/U are
occurrence of trouble, reduce downtime, and insure that
located in paragraph 4-6.
the equipment is serviceable.
c
Organizational
monthly
preventive
a. Systematic Care. Procedures given in
maintenance checks and services are located in
care and cleaning essential to the proper upkeep of the
d
Organizational
quarterly
preventive
battery.
maintenance checks and services are located in
b.
Preventive Maintenance Checks and
Services. The preventive maintenance checks and
e Visual inspection paragraph 4-9.
f. Electrical leakage test paragraph 4-10.
services to be performed at specific intervals. These
g. Battery charging paragraph 4-11.
checks and services are to maintain nickel-cadmium
h. Adjustment of low rate battery tap paragraph
4-12.
batteries in a combat-serviceable condition.
i. Cleaning paragraph 4-13.
4-4. Organizational Preventive Maintenance Checks
and Services Periods
4-2. Test Equipment, Tools, Additional Equipment
Organizational preventive maintenance checks and
and Supplies, and Battery Charging Equipment
services of the nickel-cadmium batteries an required
weekly, monthly, and quarterly for BB-693A/U.
The following test equipment, tools, additional equipment
and supplies, and battery charging equipment are
that must be accomplished weekly.
required for organizational maintenance.
a Test Equipment. Multimeter AN/USM-223, or
that must be accomplished monthly.
AN/USM-451, or Ballantine 3028A.
b. Tools. Torque wrench (available from Vulcan
that must be accomplished quarterly.
servicing equipment).
c Additional Equipment and Supplies.
1. Apron, impermeable, battery workers
(NSN 8415-00-082-6108)
4-1
