It's elementary!So, if you're a commo equipment user, maintainer or repairer, you need to know some battery basics. Here are a few of those basics: Communications batteries are either rechargeable re·charge tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery. re or non-rechargeable. Rechargeables are reused after being recharged by a battery charger CHARGER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 3, 7. . Non-rechargeable batteries are sometimes called primary batteries, but that name isn't used by the Army. They're also known as "throw-aways" or disposable, because they are used once and discarded. In both types of batteries, the first clement listed indicates the anode--the negative electrode--of the battery and the second element the cathode--the positive electrode electrode, terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. In most familiar circuits current is carried by metallic conductors, but in some circuits the current passes for some distance through a . It is important to know the composition of the battery you're using in order to handle it and dispose of it right. Some batteries are considered hazardous material and you must take special precautions when handling and disposing of them. Other batteries may explode or burn when mishandled. Once you know the kind of battery you're dealing with, look it up in TB 43-0134. The TB will give you specific precautions and restrictions. Sulfur-dioxide used as the cathode in the lithium sulfur-dioxide batteries is toxic. Its in high concentrations can cause paralysis and worse. However, when there is sulfur-dioxide venting into the air, you'll know it. It stinks like rotten eggs! Lithium used as the anode anode (ăn`ōd), electrode through which current enters an electric device. In electrolysis, it is the positive electrode in the electrolytic cell. anode Terminal or electrode from which electrons leave a system. in lithium-sulfur dioxide, manganese dioxide manganese dioxide n. A black crystalline compound, MnO2, used as a depolarizer of dry-cell batteries and in textile dyeing. and lithium--ion, is highly reactive and capable of bursting into flames when wet or exploding when burned. The lithium in the lithium batteries Lithium batteries are primary batteries that have lithium metal or lithium compounds as an anode. Depending on the design and chemical compounds used lithium cells can produce voltages from 1.5V to about 3V, twice the voltage of an ordinary zinc-carbon battery or alkaline cell. is stored inside hermetically her·met·ic also her·met·i·cal adj. 1. Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. 2. Impervious to outside interference or influence: scaled cells to prevent reactions with moisture. Batteries are everywhere and because they are so commonplace, we abuse them and ignore basic maintenance. Spend some time learning about the batteries you use in your commo equipment. Learn how and where to store them. Learn how to dispose and handle them safely. Learn when rechargeables are the way to go or when non-rechargeables make the most sense. Ensure all your rechargeables are charged at least once every six months. If not, you could lose their best performance. St), use them or lose diem. For questions on non-rechargeables, email Patrick Lyman: patrick.lyman@us.army.mil For questions on rechargeables, email Don Brockel: Donald.Brockel@us.army.mil |
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