Battery Charging.

You charge the G/VLLD batteries with the top

section of the battery charger PP 7286/U, and its associated cables. Charge

up to five batteries simultaneously. Do not attempt to charge a damaged or

leaking battery.

CAUTION

Do not charge batteries while in transit case.

Do not

stack batteries while they are charging.

To charge the G/VLLD batteries with the PP 7286/U battery charger, set the

charging time and current as follows:



14€ to 39€ F (-10€ to 4€ C):

300 mA for 19 hours.



40€ to 100€ F (4€ to 38€ C):

700 mA for 7 hours.

NOTE:

Batteries may not hold a charge when charged at temperatures below

32€ F (0€ C).

Battery charging should be done at temperatures

between 68€ F (20€ C) and 86€ F (30€ C).

CAUTION

Ridged side of the double banana plug goes to the

negative (black) terminal of the battery charger.

Reversing this plug damages equipment when power is

applied.

Connect the battery charger cable between the charger and the battery. Use

the battery discharge analyzer to test the batteries. If a battery, after

two complete back-to-back charge/discharge cycles, does not hold a charge,

it is unserviceable. Discharge and discard unserviceable batteries. TM 11-

6130-392-12 contains complete instructions for using the PP-7286/U battery

charger.

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