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There are choices to make.


OK ... WHICH BATTERY DO YOU WANT?

I DUNNO DUNNO I Don't Know ! THERE ARE SO MANY CHOICES!

THERE ARE TRUCKLOADS OF EQUIPMENT IN THE ARMY INVENTORY POWERED BY ONE OF THESE 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.  ...
Battery            NSN

BA-5390/U    6135-01-501-0833
BA-5390A/U   6135-01-517-6060
BA-5590A/U   6135-01-523-3037
BA-5590B/U   6135-01-438-9450
BB-2590/U    6140-01-490-4316


Characteristics Data

Lithium Sulfur Dioxide sulfur dioxide, chemical compound, SO2, a colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. It is readily soluble in cold water, sparingly soluble in hot water, and soluble in alcohol, acetic acid, and sulfuric acid. ; 15/30 Volts; 185 Watt-hours; Weight: 2.33 lbs; Used for manportable electronic equipment

Characteristics Data

Battery output = 16.5/33 Volts (OCV OCV Open Circuit Voltage
OCV Optical Character Verification (EnSeal proprietary document authentication technology)
OCV Out-of-Country Voting
OCV On-Chip Variation
OCV Oil Control Valve (automotive engines) 
) and 12/24 Volts (NOM);

Cutoff voltage = 8.0 volts;

Battery capacity = 6.2 amp hours at 2 amps discharge;

Battery chemistry is lithium ion A rechargeable battery technology introduced in 1991 that provides greater charge per pound than nickel metal hydride. In 1993, Toshiba introduced the first notebook in the U.S. with a Li-ion battery. ;

Operating temps = -20[degrees]C to +50[degrees]C (-4[degrees]F to 122[degrees]F)

SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT IS ...
AN/PRC-119    AN/PPN-19(V)2   AN/PRC-117F
EPLRS RTs     AN/PSC-5        AN/TMQ-30
AN/GSQ-187    M-22            AN/PRC-150


WHICH OF THESE LITHIUM BATTERIES IS RIGHT FOR YOUR NEEDS DEPENDS ON YOUR MISSION.

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HERE ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE BATTERIES THAT SHOULD HELP YOU DETERMINE WHAT YOU NEED IN WHICH PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.
Battery            NSN              Unit        Features
                                   Issue

BA-5390/U    6135-01-501-0833      PG (4)      Plain
BA-5390A/U   6135-01-517-6060      PG (4)      SOCI *
BA-5590A/U   6135-01-523-3037      PG (4)      SOCI *
BA-5590B/U   6135-01-438-9450      PG (4)      Plain
BB-2590/U    6140-01-490-4316      EA (1)      Recharge-
                                               able, SOCI

Battery           Energy          SINCGARS
               (Watt-Hours)     ASIP Runtime

BA-5390/U    250 W-hrs             47 hrs
BA-5390A/U   250 W-hrs             47 hrs
BA-5590A/U   185 W-hrs             33 hrs
BA-5590B/U   185 W-hrs             33 hrs
BB-2590/U    175 W-hrs             30 hrs

* SOCI = State of Charge Indicator


THE BB-2590/U IS RECHARGEABLE re·charge  
tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es
To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery.



re
. TO USE IT, YOU WILL NEED 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.  WHICH ALREADY HAS ADAPTERS.

YOU HAVE A CHOICE IN CHARGERS: THE PP-8498/U, 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
 6140-01-495-2839, OR THE PP-8481B/U B/U Backup
B/U Business Unit
B/U Broken Up
, NSN 6130-01-527-2726, CHARGER ON HE MOVE.

WE WORK OFF OF AC OR VEHICLE DC!

THE BA-5390A/U IS AN UPGRADED BA-5390/U.

A STATE-OF-CHARGE INDICATOR HAS BEEN ADDED.

THE LIFE VARIES BY THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN USE, BUT AS A RULE OF THUMB, THE BA-5390A/U WILL GIVE YOU ABOUT 40 PERCENT MORE RUNTIME THAN EITHER THE BA-5590B/U OR THE BA-5590A/U.

THE BB-2590/U WILL RUN ABOUT 90 PERCENT AS LONG AS THE BA-5390/U OR BA-5390A/U.

OF COURSE, WHEN THE USE-'EM-UP AND THROW-'EM-AWAY BATTERIES ARE LONG GONE, THE BB-2590/U WILL STILL BE DOING ITS JOB.

ALL THE BATTERIES WEIGH BETWEEN TWO AND THREE POUNDS ... SOME A FEW OUNCES BELOW AND SOME A FEW OUNCES ABOVE.

TAKE THESE CHARACTERISTICS AND LOOK HARD AT MISSION AND BATTERY USE.

ONE OF THESE BATTERIES WILL PROBABLY MAKE MORE SENSE THAN THE OTHERS.
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