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Thanks for the memories.


Once a year, cowboy, you need to say adios to the 3.6-volt, lithium memory battery, NSN NSN National Stock Number
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 6135-01-301-8776, in your precision lightweight GPS receiver The Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) is a handheld, single frequency, military GPS receiver that incorporates the Precise Positioning Service - Security Module (PPS-SM) to access the encrypted P(Y)-code GPS signal.  (PLGR PLGR Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (US DoD)
PLGR Plunger
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The memory battery preserves the fault codes, satellite data and almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like.  when your PLGR is not in use. But like any battery, this one will eventually run out of juice.

Don't wait to replace the battery until you get the low memory battery warning. Depending on how often you use the PLGR, that warning might come and go without your seeing it. If the battery is a year old, this is your warning!

Also, be aware that a dead memory battery might leak. If it does, it could damage the battery compartment and other areas of the PLGR.

Some leaks happen when you screw the memory battery cover back on. The cover's coiled spring punctures the battery. Make sure the spring has not been twisted out of alignment. If it has, get it back in place before you put the cover back on.

When you replace the 3.6-volt, lithium battery 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.  don't be fooled into using an AA battery. The 1.5-volt, L91, lithium battery, NSN 6135-01-333-6101, likes to impersonate im·per·son·ate  
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1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer.

2.
 the memory battery. It will fit into the compartment, but it lacks the power to hold on to the stored data.

When you're changing the memory battery, don't forget to have a primary battery installed or to connect your PLGR to an external power source. Otherwise, you'll wonder where your memory went.

Finally, when you send your PLGR in for repair, send the memory battery with it--installed in the PLGR! To diagnose and repair the PLGR, the manufacturer will need to see the info the memory battery has store&
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Mar 1, 2004
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