TB #65 VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEMS

Question 1

THE “SIX-BATTERY SYSTEM” HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ALL HEAVY APPARATUS AND CONSISTS OF SIX (TWO SETS OF THREE), LEAD ACID __ VOLT BATTERIES.

Answer 1

12 VOLT

Question 2

THESE BATTERIES ARE RATED AT ___ COLD CRANK AMPERES AT 0°F.

Answer 2

950

Question 3

THESE BATTERIES HAVE A RESERVE CAPACITY OF ___ MINUTES AT ___ AMPERES DRAW PER HOUR.

Answer 3

190 MINUTES, 25 AMPERES

Question 4

DIESEL ENGINES DRAW APPROXIMATELY __ AMPERES PER CUBIC INCH WHEN STARTING.

Answer 4

2 AMPERES

Question 5

THE BATTERIES ARE CONNECTED IN ________ TO THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS CONFIGURATION ALLOWS THE ALTERNATOR OR THE ON-BOARD BATTERY CHARGER TO CHARGE ALL BATTERIES SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Answer 5

PARALLEL

Question 6

5 OF THE 6 BATTERIES ARE USED TO START THE APPARATUS. THE SIXTH BATTERY, LOCATED AT THE _____ _____, IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE STARTING CIRCUIT AND IS STRICTLY USED TO KEEP THE 800 MHz RADIO, MDT & ETAC POWERED AT ALL TIMES

Answer 6

RIGHT REAR

Question 7

THE COMBINED USE OF THE 800 MHz RADIO, ETAC & MDT UNITS CAUSES A CONSTANT __ AMPERES PER HOUR DRAW ON THE BATTERY SYSTEM

Answer 7

8 AMPERES

Question 8

DUE TO CONSTANT DRAIN ON BATTERIES (800 MHz RADIO, ETAC & MDT) AN AUTOMATIC ONBOARD __ AMP BATTERY CHARGER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON EACH APPARATUS.

Answer 8

40 AMP

Question 9

HEAVY APPARATUS MUST BE PLUGGED IN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN QUARTERS

TRUE/FALSE

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

WHEN THE APPARATUS IS OUT OF SERVICE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (OVER __ HOURS OR THE ON-BOARD BATTERY CHARGER CAN’T BE PLUGGED IN) THE RADIO “CUT OFF SWITCH” MUST BE TURNED OFF TO AVOID RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERIES. FOR HEAVY APPARATUS, THIS SWITCH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE RADIO COMPARTMENT

Answer 10

10 HOURS

Question 11

ALL APPARATUS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH A “LOW VOLTAGE WARNING SYSTEM.” AN AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICE ACTIVATES ANYTIME THE BATTERIES FALL BELOW ____ VOLTS

Answer 11

12.2 VOLTS

Question 12

LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE AMBULANCES HAVE A ____ BATTERY SYSTEM

Answer 12

FOUR BATTERY

Question 13

THE LAFD’S RESCUE AMBULANCE FOUR-BATTERY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF TWO BATTERIES UNDER THE HOOD AND TWO BATTERIES IN THE ____ SIDE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

Answer 13

LEFT

Question 14

ALL FOUR BATTERIES OF THE LAFD RESCUE AMBULANCES FOUR-BATTERY SYSTEM ARE CONNECTED IN ________.

Answer 14

PARALLEL

Question 15

THE RADIO “CUT OFF SWITCH” OF A LAFD RESCUE AMBULANCE IS LOCATED UNDER THE _____ _____ IN THE CABIN OF THE AMBULANCE.

Answer 15

BENCH SEAT

Question 16

EMERGENCY SEDANS AND SUBURBANS HAVE A ___ BATTERY SYSTEM.

Answer 16

TWO-BATTERY SYSTEM

Question 17

BOTH BATTERIES IN LAFD EMERGENCY SEDANS AND SUBURBANS ARE CONNECTED IN ________.

Answer 17

PARALLEL