BATTERIES USED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - COMPARISON AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 7031
• Author(s): R L JESCH; I S BERRY
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 38 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-99-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDED ELECTRICAL BATTERIES, BASIC PRECAUTIONS AND REFERENCES TO PERTINENT LITERATURE.

Abstract

DIFFERENT TYPES OF BATTERIES ARE COMPARED IN DETERMINING THEIR PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES UNDER SUCH VARIED CONDITIONS AS HEAT AND STORAGE TIME. DETAILED GRAPHS AND CHARTS COMPLEMENT A GLOSSARY OF TERMS WHICH AID BOTH TECHNICALLY AND NONTECHNICALLY ORIENTED INDIVIDUALS TO PICK THE RIGHT BATTERY FOR A PARTICULAR USE. A BRIEF LIST OF DO'S AND DON'TS WILL PROVE USEFUL IN SAFELY HANDLING BATTERIES AND PROLONGING THEIR LIVES. GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE TYPE OF BATTERY TO USE IN A GIVEN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED. REFERENCES