rgjbloke
07-09-2010, 08:45 AM
This is on the MOD website and looks like a useful piece of kit. I have many fond memories of lugging A41 batteries around South Armagh. Every bit helps to lighten the load and make the slog a little more bearable.
Heres the link to the whole story: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/InnovativeBatterySystemLightensTheLoadForTroopsOnOps.htm
Innovative battery system lightens the load for troops on ops
An Equipment and Logistics (http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/) news article
9 Jul 10
New batteries which significantly lighten the load for dismounted soldiers are on their way to theatre. Report by Stephen Tyler.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Templates/GenerateThumbnail.aspx?imageURL=/NR/rdonlyres/D7CBC3B6-FFA0-42B7-82E4-CDDBA1C8E5A9/0/HQUKTF_2009_119_0270_2.jpg&maxSize=210 (http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Templates/LargeImageTemplate.aspx?img=/NR/rdonlyres/D7CBC3B6-FFA0-42B7-82E4-CDDBA1C8E5A9/0/HQUKTF_2009_119_0270_2.jpg&alt=Troops%20on%20patrol%20in%20Afghanistan) The Soldier Portable Charger will significantly reduce the number of batteries dismounted soldiers will have to carry
[Picture: Sergeant Keith Cotton, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
Commanders in Afghanistan issued a plea for the weight of essential power sources for radios and other communications equipment used on front line patrols to be reduced.
And, just months later, a team of energy experts at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Integrated Soldier Systems Executive (ISSE) at Abbey Wood have come up with an ingenious solution tailor-made for operations.
The Soldier Portable Charger (SPC) harvests energy from used batteries, solar panels and even vehicles and transfers it into a soldier's spares.
Heres the link to the whole story: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/InnovativeBatterySystemLightensTheLoadForTroopsOnOps.htm
Innovative battery system lightens the load for troops on ops
An Equipment and Logistics (http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/) news article
9 Jul 10
New batteries which significantly lighten the load for dismounted soldiers are on their way to theatre. Report by Stephen Tyler.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Templates/GenerateThumbnail.aspx?imageURL=/NR/rdonlyres/D7CBC3B6-FFA0-42B7-82E4-CDDBA1C8E5A9/0/HQUKTF_2009_119_0270_2.jpg&maxSize=210 (http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Templates/LargeImageTemplate.aspx?img=/NR/rdonlyres/D7CBC3B6-FFA0-42B7-82E4-CDDBA1C8E5A9/0/HQUKTF_2009_119_0270_2.jpg&alt=Troops%20on%20patrol%20in%20Afghanistan) The Soldier Portable Charger will significantly reduce the number of batteries dismounted soldiers will have to carry
[Picture: Sergeant Keith Cotton, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
Commanders in Afghanistan issued a plea for the weight of essential power sources for radios and other communications equipment used on front line patrols to be reduced.
And, just months later, a team of energy experts at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Integrated Soldier Systems Executive (ISSE) at Abbey Wood have come up with an ingenious solution tailor-made for operations.
The Soldier Portable Charger (SPC) harvests energy from used batteries, solar panels and even vehicles and transfers it into a soldier's spares.