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BA-5590
US standard military 12/224V battery - this page is a stub

BA-5590 (or equivalent), is a 12/24V battery used by the US Armed Forces and NATO to power a variety of military equipment including – but not limited to – SINCGARS radio sets, and portable voice and data encryption modules like KY-57 and KY-99. The battery has standardized dimen­sions and contains two internal 12V batteries, that can be used in series (24V) or parallel (12V).

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BA-5590 on this website
RT-1439 non-secure radio set
KY-57 (VINSON) Wide-band Voice and Data Encryption Unit
KY-99 (MINTERM) Narrow-band Voice and Data Terminal
Versions
There are many versions and variants in the BA-5590 battery family, with different chemistry, voltage and capacity, both chargeable and non-rechargeable. The most common types are not rechargeable. Below is a non-exhaustive overview of compatible batteries [1].
 
Non-rechargeable
IDPowerChemistryNSNRemark
BA-559012/24VLiSO26135-01-036-3495
6135-01-070-3865
Very long shelf life
BA-539015/30VLiMnO26135-01-517-6060
6135-01-036-3495
Higher voltage may damage equipment Datasheet
BA-159012/24VMercury?Obsolete
 
Rechargeable
IDPowerChemistryNSNRemark
BB-259014.4/28.8VLi-Ion6140-01-490-4316  
BB-39012/24VNiMH6140-01-490-4317Highest voltage 16.5/33V
BB-59012/24VNiCd6140-01-063-3918  
BB-49012/24VLead-Acid?Obsolete
 More BA-5590 battery variants on Brooke Clarke's website (off-site)


Charging
The rechargeable BB-390B/U (NiMH) can be charged in the following ways:

  • PP-8444
    Use the universal automatic charger PP-8444A/U (NSN 6130-01-443-0970) with the J-6358B adapter (NSN 5940-01-501-3312).

  • PP-8481
    Use the PP-8481A/U charger on the move (NSN 6130-01-494-9164).

  • PP-8494
    Use the PP-8494/U soldier portable charger (NSN 6130-01-495-2839) with four J-6358B adapters.

  • Manually
    Charge for 12 hours at a constant current of 480 mA.
Connection
BA-5590 has a 6-pin socket in one of its corners. The position of this connector is stan­dardized. It mates with the power plug of the equipment or the equipment's battery holder. Inside the BA-5590 are two fully separate batteries — here numbered (1) and (2) — that are individually wired to the connector. This way, the equipment can use them in series (24V) or parallel (12V).

  1. 0V (1)
    0V
  2. 0V (2)
  3. unused
  4. +12V (1)
  5. +12V (2)
    +24V
  6. unused
    Pinout when looking into the connector
Datasheets
  1. BA-5390A/U
    Ultralife Corporation. 28 August 2015.

  2. BA-5590/U
    Saft. July 2017.
References
  1. Brooke Clarke, BA-5590/U Family
    2001-2020. Visited 28 April 2024.
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