TM 9-6140-200-14
3-2 Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS)
WARNING
To avoid eye injury, wear eye protection when working around
batteries. The gasses produced by a Lead-Acid battery can
explode. Do not smoke, have open flames, or make a spark if
filler caps are off.
Remove all jewelry, sure as rings, ID tags, watches, and bracelets.
If jewelry contacts a battery terminal, a direct short will result in
instant heating may cause injury to personnel and/or damage equipment.
CAUTION
To reduce battery damage, do not remove batteries from
equipment/battery compartment except during scheduled maintenance
or during battery replacement. Do not wiggle or jerk battery cables
during inspection. Battery replacement will be performed by unit
maintenance personnel.
Item to be
Operator/Crew
Not Fully Mission
Interval
check/service
Procedure
Capable if:
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Vehicle/Equipment
Semi-
Annually
Batteries
a. Remove storage batteries from
Vehicle (refer to Vehicle TM).
b. Check electrolyte level. If
b. Electrolyte is not
Low add distilled water.
at proper level.
c. Check and record specific
c. Specific gravity
gravity of each cell in all
is not within
batteries. You may use
standards.
the hand held tester to
Battery test not
do this test.
within limits.
d. Clean battery Compartment
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