BASEWEST
Operating & Maintenance Manual
“Smart” Series Battery Power Unit
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July 9, 2021
2.4 Limitations
2.4.1 The batteries covered by this manual are designed only for use with escape slide lighting
systems specifically identified by the escape slide manufacturer’s component mainte-
nance manual (CMM). No other use of the batteries is intended or authorized.
2.4.2 The batteries covered by this manual comprise non-rechargeable AA and/or AAA alka-
line cells, manufactured by Energizer® Battery Company. The user is encouraged to re-
fer to Energizer technical publications on these cells for specific information regarding
limitations, usage, storage, and disposal.
2.4.3 Any battery can pose a potential fire, explosion, or burn hazard. The user is encouraged
to refer to Energizer technical publications on these cells for specific information regard-
ing limitations, usage, storage, and disposal.
3.0 INSTALLATION, RIGGING & OPERATION
3.1 General
Install these batteries in accordance with escape slide manufacturer's component
maintenance manual (CMM) procedures. The following information is provided as gen-
eral guidance only.
3.2 Rigging
Secure the end of the activating lanyard to the escape slide structure and route it to the
battery in accordance with the escape slide manufacturer's CMM. Fully seat the switch
plug (located on the end of the activating lanyard) into the clip at the switch end of the
battery per Fig. 2. DO NOT safety-tie switch plug in place.
3.3 Packing
Care must be taken during the packing process to ensure that sufficient slack is provided
in the activating lanyard to ensure that folding, packing, and compression will not inad-
vertently place sufficient tension on the activating lanyard to cause it to pull from the re-
taining clip in the end of the battery; such a condition will result in inadvertent activation
of the lighting system within the slide pack and premature depletion of the battery.
Take care to avoid placing the battery in a location that will result in bending stresses, or
point load compression against hard surfaces (e.g., bottles or regulators) within the pack
that could compromise the battery.
3.4 Operation
The battery, when properly installed, secured and rigged in accordance with the escape
slide manufacturer’s instructions, will operate automatically upon inflation of the escape
slide. The activating lanyard is “short-rigged” to the escape slide such that the activating
switch plug will be pulled from the battery when the escape slide is inflated.
