BA3517 BATTERIES FOR M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM

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Subject: BA3517 BATTERIES FOR M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM                  

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000052

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G3 1-15 SEP 90 CONT                                                                   

Document Number:         69

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           SUBJECT: DA3517 BATTERIES FOR MBAI CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM   (U)

           A. tU> CONFIDENTIAL MSBs XVIII ABN    CORPS, 100748Z SEP 90, SAB.
           B. (U) FONECON, 10223OZ SEP 90, MR    SNYDER, FORSCOM AND SSG THOMAS,

           XVIII ABN CORPS (REAR), SAB.

           1.       REF A ADVISED UNITS  OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH OPERATING

           LIFE OF BA3517 BATTERIES WITH  THE MBAI CHEMICAL ALARM. UNITS WERE

           ADVISED TO RECORD OPERATING TIMES OF BATTERIES AND REPORT LOT

           NUMBERS AND DATES OF MANUFACTURE FOR-BATTERIES. WITH SHORT

           OPERATING LIFE.

           2.       REF B ADVISED XVIII ABN CORPS  THAT NEW BATTERIES WERE BEING

           PUSHED INTO THEATER AND THAT  OPERATING TIMES SHOULD BE MORE

           SATISFACTORY DUE TO NEW CHEMISTRY  AND RECENT DATE OF MANUFACTURE.

           3.       ALL UNITS RECEIVING NEW BA3517S SHOULD RUN CONTROLLED TESTS

           OF AT LEAST FOUR BATTERIES, NOTING THE  AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND

           OPERATING LIFE OF BATTERIES. RESULTS'SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO XVIII.
           ABN CORPS S3 NBC ALONG WITH LOT NUM@E@ AND MANUFACTURE DATE.

           4. (U], POINT OF CONTACT IS CPT STEIN, DSN 300-7650-124.








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Box ID = BX000052
Unit = XVIII CORPS
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Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 1-15 SEP 90 CONT
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Subject = BA3517 BATTERIES FOR M8A1 CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 08-NOV-1996