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800-580-7554 www.pulsetech.net Battery Maintenance Management Program (BMMP) Achieve an immediate and significant reduction in lead-acid battery consumption with PulseTech's BMMP. This program consists of diagnostic, preventive and corrective maintenance on-site training specifically customized to your military organization's needs and teaches managers and technicians the intricacies of modern lead-acid battery maintenance. Detailed training covers: • Multiple different types of automotive batteries most military technicians see on a consistent basis • How to diagnose batteries in a multitude of platforms • Platform specific charging techniques • Battery safety • How to maintain charged batteries • How to increase the lifespan of all batteries The key to any quality maintenance program is a good diagnostic, preventive maintenance and corrective service program. It is necessary to test and service the batteries in conjunction with other scheduled maintenance services. A diagnostics program enables batteries to be tested quickly, safely and efficiently in order to receive a snapshot of their condition. Preventative maintenance is intended to prevent or mitigate premature battery failure, reduce costs associated with man-hours (removing/charging etc.) transportation, and the purchase of new batteries. It also includes checking and charging batteries prior to installation. It is very common to get "new" batteries that have been sitting idle for months prior to your receiving them. Starting with a fully charged battery helps ensure that maximum usage is obtained from each battery. Corrective maintenance is intended to reverse or correct a problem that has already occurred. It is necessary to identify and correct the cause of the problem to help reduce and prevent future problems. Some common battery failures are a result of key off loads, parasitic drain, operator error, lack of use or battery self-discharge and short engine run times. PulseTech's BMMP will provide direct benefits including optimal vehicle electrical system performance, lower battery related maintenance expenses, fewer dead vehicles and jump starts and extended battery life. Lieutenant Colonel Antony W. Adams instituted PulseTech's BMMP at the Kentucky Army National Guard and saw significant results: "We have…a 90-percent reduction in year-to-year [battery] replacements. We also estimate that we have gained one man-year of available productive time because we spend less time replacing and maintaining batteries." PulseTech has trained in hundreds of locations including Baghdad, Bagram, Vilseck, Camp Arifjan and Camp Casey. Years of experience working with the military has given us the opportunity of watching our Battery Maintenance Management Program perform. By showing managers and technicians how to institute and maintain a good diagnostic, preventative and corrective maintenance program they are consistently able to reduce man-hours, extend battery life and achieve impressive overall cost savings. 15 TRAINING Our comprehensive BMMP training takes a total of two hours. One hour is spent in the classroom followed by one hour of hands on demonstrations which are conducted in the maintenance bay after the classroom portion is completed.