PS Magazine - APRIL 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 341
APRIL 1981
To make sure yoUr chemical alarm
works loud and clear, take off the plUg
'
and 2 caps Of the detector cell before
putting it in yOUr M43 detector Unit.
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A stopped-up detector cell in your
M8
or
ML±
through
ML8
alarm
system can get you killed
²
becaUse you
have no alarm³
Remove caps
from parts
(openings on
top) and plug
´he cell must be unplugged so tH
:
-
it can detect chemical agents in the air.
Caps must be removed so that tHe
air and reservoir solution can flow in
and out of the cell.
Besides, the caps keep the detector
ceµ¶
from
sitting
in
the
chassis
assembly right.
·
After you take off the caps and plug,
da¸ a little water on the ports to make
a better sea¶¹
±-²²³²´²
µ¶·
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hOUº
ShUTDOwN
-±²³´
Youºve g»t to flUsH tHe Detector if
¼
imPurities coul½ Damage tHe Detector
you¾re g¿ing to tUrn it off FÀr longer
Áell .
IÂ
yoU
DÃnºtÄ
solÅtion
Áan
ÆarDen
anD
Çlog anÈ É
corroÊe tËe woRKs.
ÌiscaÍD tÎe solution in the ÍeseÍVoiÍ
accorÏing
t
local SÐÑ anD ÒM
3»
66Ó5ÔÕÖ5×1Ø.
Ùinse tÚe reserÛ_oiÜ witH DistilleÝ
WateÍÄ tHEn FÞµl it
¼/
ßàll áitH DistilµeÊ
wateÍâ
(ãonät
åse
taP
æateÍçtHe
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èoéê åë tHe ìower souÍce íonneÁî
toÍ to tHE ïðñòÌóñinPut ÁonneÁtoÍ.
ÑÍess in ônD õåÍN tHE HanDÁÍônê 50
öimEs÷
øEµease
ùúE
HônDÁrônûÄ
üut
Donýt Pþµµ it uP. ÿet tHe DetEÁtoÍ Íån Ā
minutesā Ăut off tHe jUiÁe. ămPtĄ ùąE
ÍeseÍĆoiÍ.
Your
ćould Ąou Áut off ĄouÍ nose if Ąou
HaD a üreatHing Proülem? Ðf coårse
not!
BUt itĈs common praÁtice in some
units For trooPs to remoĆe tHe filters
from tHe M4ĉ DetectoÍ unit üecaåse
tHey DonĈt tHink enoUgH air is getting
in to set off tHe ÁHemical alarms.
ItĈs as plain as tHe nose on ĄoåÍ fôce:
ÒHe fiµter mUst staĄ in tHe DeteÁtoÍ
unit. ĊesiDes keePing oåċ tHE ÁÍåDÄ it
±²
³
´µ
-¶·T
¸;"
¹
!
If Ąoå DonČt tHinê tHat tHe air is
močing enoågH in tHe MĀĉÄ Ąou coålD
HaVe a PåmP proülem. ÒrĄ a new
PUmp.
e sĎa e is Wrong. ďt sticks to itself
Đnd everything eđse.
Ēo, if your M5A2 is clear and slick
instead of milkēcolored, tUrn it in and
get a replacement.
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