PS Magazine - JULY 1981

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 344

JULY 1981

PS Magazine - JULY 1981 - Page 30 of 35

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Water spells troubLe for an M13 or

M13A± gas-particulate fiLter unit.

So, never hose down the driver's

compartmeNt of your M60²serIes tank³

´crub it out by hand to keep water

away from the fiLter unit³

µn other words,

usIng a water hose

could mean chemicaL agents Up your

nose!

WaterLoGged precLeaner and gas¶

paRticulate fILter housings rust and

freeze the motors

(fan assemblies)

and destroy the charcoal fIlters³ That

ruins the filter uni s and puts you in

danger

when

chemical

agents

are

around³

Make sure you cover the air intake

opening with the sprinG clip when the

fILter unit is turned ofF³ That·Ll help

keep out water and dust³

M 13/M 13Al gas-part±cuLate

·

f±LteR un±t

You have to uncover the air intake

openinG before you turn on the filter

unIt, but yoU don·t have to take the

spring clip comPlet¸l

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oF¹³ Just sLide

the cLip toward the air exhaUst end of

the precLeaner and Housing assembly

UntIL the openings are Uncovered³

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Nosecup ButTonup '

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Button up tºe nosecup wIt» care on

pen or wºatever to st¼etcº tºem½ ¾ºat

your M¿7/M17AÀ protective mask If

couLd rip out the buttonºoLes In thE

you want to prevent damageÁ

nosecup·s fLaps, ruInIng tºe mask³

Best bet: Moisten a fInGer tIp wIth

spIt or with water from your cantEen³

Dab the buttons, makinG sure you

don·t get the fILters wet³ Then, button

up³ The buttonholes should sLide over

the buttons easyÂLike³ D¼y the mask

Ãever wIden the bUttonholes with a

wIth a jIÄÂfÅee clotº to stop dry rot³

ABC±s on NBC GloveS

HEY ²m

GO²Ng To A

³OUGH

nE³´HBµRh¶¶D-· W¸Y d¹º't

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y»u Pr¼½eC¾ ¿À?

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´eather

gLoves

So,

wear

standard

issue

rÆbber in the

CP

gLoves³

Make sure you wear whIte cotton

gloves under your

CP

glovesÁ They·Çl

gloves over your chemIcal protective

(CP)

gloves when you·re handling

Èough sÉff³ A tear ruins the butyL

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µubbeR

gLoves

heLp prevent dry rot by

sweat³

You can get the

CP

gLoves in

4

sIzes³

Êacº Ã´Ã b¼Ings a paIr each of

CP

and whIte cotton gloves³

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