LEAD-ACID BATTERY MAINTENANCE Auto Truck Marine
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Section I General Information 1-1
Section II Equipment Description and Data 1-1
Section III Table of Contents Basic Battery Operating Principles 1-5


CHAPTER 2 OPERATOR/CREW MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Section I General/PMCS Instructions 2-1
Section II Maintenance Instructions 2--4


CHAPTER 3 UNIT MAINTENANCE

Section I General 3-1
Section II Troubleshooting 3-4
Section Ill Maintenance 3-4


CHAPTER 4 DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Section I General 4--1
Section II Maintenance Procedures 4--1


CHAPTER 5 SEALED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES (GEL) 5--1


CHAPTER 6 BATTERY DISPOSITION AND DISPOSAL 6--1


APPENDIX B MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION

Section I Introduction B-1
Section II Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) B-6
Section Ill Tool and Test Equipment B-7
Section IV Remarks B-9


APPENDIX C EXPENDABLE/DURABLE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS LIST

Section I Introduction C-1
Section II Expendable/Durable Supply and Materials ListC-2


APPENDIX D GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL BATTERY SHOP SOP D-1


APPENDIX E PROCEDURES FOR DRAINING VENTED LEAD-ACID BATTERIES AND DISPOSITION OF DRAINED SULFURIC


APPENDIX F DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS BY STATE F-1


APPENDIX G GLOSSARY G-1

GLOSSARY
G-1. Purpose.
To explain and define items as used in the context of this TM.
G-2. Definitions.
a. Balanced Cell. A battery cell so designed that during discharges, its reactive
constituents (anode and cathode) are depleted in a quantitatively even manner.
b. Battery. A portable power supply unit made up of one or more cells with all
necessary connections, fusing, wiring, and container to provide power to an
article application.
c. Bioassay. Chemically independent test used by some states to characterize
solid waste as hazardous waste.
d. Cell. The smallest power producing unit of a battery.
e. Conforming Storage. Storage which meets acceptable standards for the
material being stored. Your local servicing Defense Re-utilization and Marketing
Office (DRMO) may take accountability but not physical custody unless they can
provide adequate safe storage.
f. Consignee. The person or activity shipping the material (batteries) to the local
DRMO, for disposition and disposal, e.g., the local DRMO.
g. Consignor. The person or activity shipping the material (batteries) to the local
DRMO, for disposition and disposal.
h. Damaged. A cell or battery which is broken, bulged, cracked, split, etc., to the
degree that one or more cells or the case have lost physical integrity and cell
contents may leak, or have leaked out.
i. Defective. Any battery other than depleted, which will not operate its assigned
equipment, provided the equipment is not responsible for this lack of operation.
j. Depleted. Any battery which has been used to the end of its duty cycle (i.e., to
its cut-off or end of life voltage).
k. Disposal. Burying, crushing, destroying, burning, incinerating, or discarding into
the general refuse/trash.
I. Disposition. The transfer of unserviceable battery (ies) or electrolyte to the local
servicing DRMO Activity for disposal. The DRMO activity has the option to
recycle this transferred material.
m. Dry Cell. A cell in which the electrolyte is not free flowing.
n. Duty Cycle Discharge. A battery discharged to the point where it will no longer
operate its intended equipment.
o. Electrolyte. The electrically conductive fluid or gelled contents of a cell.
p. EPA Hazardous Waste Number. A number assigned to a particular hazardous
waste under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations.
q. Hazardous Material. A substance or material containing a substance, which has
been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of health,
safety, and/or hazardous property when transported in commerce, and which has
been so designated.
r. Hazardous Material Table (HMT). Table (title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 172.101) which lists materials which are considered hazardous during
transportation. Materials listed in this HMT are regulated under US Department
of Transportation regulations. OCONUS = host country and/or status of Forces
Agreement.
S. Hazardous Waste. A waste that is listed or exhibits any of the characteristics as
defined in accordance with existing federal (i.e. Title 40 CFR, Part 261, subpart
C or D), state or local regulations.
t. Non-hazardous Solid Waste. A solid waste which is not a hazardous waste.
u. Primary battery. A non-rechargeable battery.
v. Recycled Material. Material that is reutilized, instead of being disposed as
waste. IAW federal and state regulations material may be recycled, thereby
removing potentially hazardous material from the waste steam so that it may be
reused. The process is regulated under Title 40 CFR Parts 264, 265, 266, 268,
and 270.
w. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Federal law, enacted under Title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, which protects the environment by regulating the
disposal and recycling of potentially hazardous wastes.
x. Sealed battery. A battery without vent/filler caps.
y. Secondary battery. A rechargeable battery.
z. Serviceable Battery. A battery which can be used for its original intended
purpose.
aa. Solid Waste. A material which is normally considered as trash, refuse or
garbage, which is not a waste defined as a hazardous waste; r, above. It may
be solid or liquid.
ab. Spent. See depleted.
ac. Unserviceable battery. A battery which is damaged, defective, depleted, spent,
or has exceeded its shelf life.
ad. Vented battery. A battery with vented/filler cap (s). Typically contains wet cells
which may be serviced by adding electrolyte or distilled water.
ae. Waste. Material determined to no longer have economic valve or useful
purpose.
af. Wet Cell. A cell with a fluid electrolyte.