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HEMTT ... soak up battery spills.


Corrosion that drips out of the battery box splatters all over the air tanks. It eats away at the mounting hardware and corrodes fittings fit·ting  
adj.
Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.

n.
1. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.

2. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

3.
. You could lose air pressure for the brakes!

The best way to prevent battery corrosion from spreading is to use a battery mat, NSN NSN National Stock Number
NSN Nokia Siemens Networks
NSN National Storytelling Network
NSN NATO Stock Number
NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA)
NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 6160-01-389-1966, under the batteries and under the hold-down hold-down
n.
1.
a. The act of holding down.

b. A limit or restraint: "Voters want a hold-down on the Federal budget" Newsweek.

2.
 straps.

The mat comes in a 1x100-ft roll, so you can cut whatever size piece will do the job.

Covering the bottom of the box is a good start, but putting some pieces under the hold-down straps will soak up any boil-over from the battery caps before it has a chance to run down to the bottom of the box.

Use 6 1/2-in electrical ties to hold the mat on the straps. Get a bundle To sell hardware and software as a combined product or to combine several software packages for sale as a single unit. Contrast with unbundle. See bundled software and bundling.  of 100 ties with NSN 5975-00-074-2072.

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Title Annotation:Wheeled Vehicles
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2005
Words:140
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