PS Magazine - APRIL 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 341
APRIL 1981
Getting ready to send a batch of DA Form 2416 CalibratioN Cards to
support? Well, pull out the ones you've coded ±in Block 6 and take another
look.
Block 6 shows tHe code for the level of calIbration that ²tem Needs³ YoU get
tHose codes from TB 43-´80, CalibratIon Requirements for the MµInteNance of
Army Mater²el³ (TB 43¶180¶´ for those uNder the new DA calibratIon and
repair
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support program.)
Support¸DS/GS/ A V¹Mºpulls calIbratIoN aNd repa²r oN Items coded C In
TB 43¶180³
Calibration
on
general
pUrpose Test,
MeasUremeNt
aNd
DIagnostIc
EquIpment (TMDE¶GP) is done by calIbratIoN teams or labs» (GeNeral purpose
¼MDE ²s common TMDEºused fOr support operatIoNs on more than one
Item or system.)
Calibration teams or labs also support some specIal purpose TMD½
(TMDE¶SP)³ (Special purpose TMDE only worKs oN one system or ²tem.) ¹f
the spec²al purpose TMDE is coded Fin
T
43¶180¾1, though, your regular
support outfIt does the calIbrat²oN.
A specIal column In TB 43¿´80¶´ tells you If the Item Is specIal pUrpose
TMDE³
¹f you have an Item of TMDEÀnot lIsted in TB 43¾180 or
T
43¶180¾´º
that requires calibratIon, you put ± in Block 6.
WAtCH tHE SPEc
Áold off on those ±Âs. TMDE that works on many d²fferent types of
equipment may show up in TB 43¶´80 or TB 43-´80¾1 uNder the military
specification (MIl Spec) or fÃderal spec²f²catIon
(Fed Spec) Äumber rather
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Most torque Årenches, for example, come under Fed SpÆc GGGÇW686³ You
won't find them listed separately by ±S±, model or manufacturerÀjust by the
Fed Spec number in the nomenclature MFG Model/Remarks column³
Match the range of your torque wreNch wIth the ranges lIsted to see which
calIbrat²on interval and procedUre pubs are requIred on your model³
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any
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24´6's you have oN torque wreNches, ÈcalipÆrs or
mIcrometers wIth the instructioNs In paragraphs Éf aNd g of TB 43¶180,Ê or
paras 7g and h of TB 43¾180¾1³
The manufacturer goes in Block ´ and the model number of your ²tem in
Block 2 of tHe DA 24´6³ Do not lIst the mIlItary or federal specificatIon number
on the form.¹f your Item doesËnotÌave a Íodel Number,put the range InBlQck 2.
Îther common use TMDE may also be lIsted by milItary or federal
specification number. ¹f you thInk some of your gear falls in that category, call
youÏ Cal²bratIon Coordinatorºpost or un²t. The Calibration CoordInator can
track the MIl or Fed Spec's for you.
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Înce you fInd the Item, yoU'll need a New calibratIon interval code on your
DA 24´6³ EIther Ðrite the neÐ code on the card so support can make you a new
preprint or make up a completely new card.
½ven if your ÑMÒE is not listed by MIl or Fed Spec number, go through each
new Óersion of TB 43¾´80, or
T
43¾´80¶´³ ¹f you have preprinted DA 24´6Âs,
could be your TMÒE ²s coded ± because you got the equ²pment before thÔ
T
picked it up.
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