PS Magazine - APRIL 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 341
APRIL 1981
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M 1 3 Decon SpOt Ch±k
This old 1-2 knocKs out your M13
decon kI±:
1. A crack in the case.
2² Crushed dye capsules³
Either way, turn In the M13.
´f the 2 capsules feel cRacked or
crushed
when
you
gently
squeeze
them
through
their
bags,
they're
unserviceµble. They could be a hazard²
"
Crush the dye cµpsule
¶
"only in a
chemical emergency·not in trµinIng.
±²&-³´µ:
A
.'·"¶¸
¹º
Jf
_
Be careful, when you break the glass
bulb in capsule ´´ of your M258 sKin
decon ki±²
Slamming too hard can shµtter the
bulb through the capsule·and cu±
you²
Best bet: Brace the capsule agµinst
your boot heel or rIfle butt¸ .
. µnd hit
just enough ±o break the bulb²
Do the same with the cµpsule in
·
your M58 trµining kit¹
See TM 3º4230»213»10 for the right way to do It.
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When you drill holes in your vehicle
to mount your ML 1 decontaminating
µppµratus ¼racKet, use the brµcKet that
stays on your vehicle¹
Mll
deE
on
Your bes± be± is to drill and mount
the bracKe± and M½ 1 together²
´f you've go± ±o drill now µnd mount
±he bracket la±er, instµll the bracket
nuts and bolts .²² and marK ±he bracKet
with
the
vehicle
bumper
number
before you store it. Some units paint
the vehicle nUmber on the bracKet.
The process applies whether you
plan to mount the ML 1 on anything
from an M548 ammo carrier to an
M15¾AL ¿-ton.
ÀeasonÁ
Âocation of the mounting holes on
the bracket Ãiffer
from bracKe± to
bracket. The difference may be by a
hair or by a lot. Wha±eVer, some won't
match up .². aNd thatÄlÅ make µn extra
job for you.
GET Wir²d!
HO»
BOY!
aRE Y¼U
GN½¾ Be S¿Ff !
You
don't
need
bulK
like
the
´ncredible HulK to breaK the safe±y
seal wire on your M11 decon.
You
Need
the
right
wire, ÆSÆ
5 340-00-83 5-9815.
Some troops mess up by using 5-
strand safe±y wire instead of the 2-
s±rand copperÇwire required In TM 3È
4230»204»12
À PÁ
The thicker wire is
hard Éto breaK, so it sÊows down your
decontamination mission.
ÂÃ ÄÅ
Save
mUscle,
time
and
ËncleÌs
Get the right wire for youÍ
Us± 2-stranD
not 5²stRanD
saf±ty wir±
h±r±
±-
²³
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