PS Magazine - AUGUST 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 357
AUGUST 1982
Mask murder
Olive oiL, baby oIl± LInseed oil± and
even spray can oILs can put a keen
shine on your protectIve masks± LIke
the M²7 /M²7A².
³ooks NIce´
Troubµe is± all tHat oil can break
down the rubber± crack It and µet bad
stuff through.
To cµean your mask± WIpe It wIth a
cLean cµotH dIpped in warm± soapy
water ¶·¶ lIke your TM says· Use soap±
¸S¸ 8520-00¹228º0598·
To sanitize
»
it± remove fiµters aNd
eyeLens outserts and dIp it in warm±
soapy water (same soap)¼ ½se sodI¾m
or calcIum ¿ypocHLorIte and FoLµow the
word on sanItizIng In your TM's´
Àhen you prePareÁ the mask for
washiNg± thereÂs no need to turn It
insIde o¾t¶ ÀasH It as Is. TurnIng It
insIDe oÃt pÄlLs tHe nosecup µoose,
which makes a depot rePaIr job.
OÅtserts cÆn
be car
e
sly sc
:
a
t
:Ç
c
R
e
È É
;'i!-
or
damaged
In
many
Ways±
most
common oF which are throwing the
mask on the ground and sittIng on it
wheN it's In its carrIerÊ
Ëhe prongs of the opticaL inserts for
the M² 7 AÌ mask can pop out oF theIr
supports¼ The Inserts get lost ´.Ê poke
you In the eye W¿En you put the mask
oN± or poke holes In the mask.
Íf you ¾se Inserts wIth your
Ml
7 A̱
be sÄre tHe prongs are in the sÄpÎ
ports .
.Ê aNd Look before you put t¿e
masK on´
Ïough up the prongs with a fiµe If
they keep popping out¶ That'LL help
them stay In placeÊ
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Don't WEt th± Talc!
ÐustIng your protectIve mask hood
,.±²³´µ¶·¸-¹º»¼½
Ñith talcum powder befoÒe storage Is a
good
way to KeeP the hood from
stIckiNg together¶
B¾t± don't blow the good works
when yo¾ remove the hood for use.
ÀIpe off the talc wIth a cleaN± dry
rag´
Íf yo¾ wipe it with a wet one, youµL
make a paste that'lL sticÓ the hoÔd to
your mask.
mAsk CarriEr ChE²k
Íf
yoÃr M²5-series mask carrIer
pops opeN aFter yo¾Õve stored your
M² 7 /M² 7 A² protectIve mask In It± try
thIsÖ
×us¿ the mask aLl t¿e way Into the
carrier ¶Ê´ to keep pressure off the fµap.
Snap the carØieØ shut.
Íf the fLap stilµ pops open± get the
carrÙer replaced.
InlEt ValvE Cap Tool
±J²
$
. ³´
ÀaNt a cooL tooL to reÚove the InLet
vaLve
caps
from
the
M²7ÛM17AÜ
protectIve masks t¿at'LL save time and
t¿umbs?
Your support can make the tooL out
of alumINÄm or steeL´ A
ݺIN flat
aµ¾minÄm stock works fIneÞ ßrap the
grip with tape ¶
.±-²³´
µµµ¶
Inlet valve cap tool
J¾st sLip t¿e tool's head under aN
iNLet vaµve cap´ T¿e head's piNcheØs
sho¾Ld cµeaà t¿e cap center. ×uµL ¾p Ôn
the haNdLe¼ The cap'lL slip ofF easyá
LiÓe.
Make sÄØe you smoot¿ off the edges
of tâe toÔL so Not to cut the masK¼
ãeep t¿e tooµ haNdy In youØ äBC
·
E=:±.
6"
room´
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