PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 373
DECEMBER 1983
If your "night eyes± seem to be going dim, maybe it's time You applied a little
PM. Here're some general tips that'll help you keep 20-20 eyesight in your night
vision equipment²
FRAGILE
,
HaNDlE WITH CARE.
Your
sight is ± prec²sion piece of equipme³t.
Expensive, ´oo. A c±reµess toss or b±n¶ c±³
KO the sens²tive insides· ¸t might just
¹±m±ge the sensiºive insi¹es of yoUr w±µµet,
too·
G»¸¼G, G»I¼G
,
G»NE.
Whe³ the sight
im±¶e st±½s to ¾e±ke³ o¿ ¹is±pPe±r, À's time
to sw²tch B±ÁeÂies.
Ãefo¿e you inst±µµ ± new one, tho, tur³ the
power
»FÄ
Åh±t
Protects
the
im±ge
Æntensifier.
¸f Çour sight uses more ´È±³ o³e b±Áery,
Éepµ±ce 'em botÊ. Remember to w±tËh
B±ÁeÌ Poµ±ritÇ. Not sure? ChecÍ your si¶ht's
puB.
¸f ne¾ B±Áeries don't improve the picture,
turn in your sight for rep±ir. Never go i³si¹e
tÌi³¶ to improve tÎin¶s. Ch±nces ±¿e you'µµ
m±ke 'em worse.
AVi±to¿s, be sure you h±Ve ± ¶oo¹ b±tch
the si¶ht-³ot outsi¹e ¶ÆVi³¶ ±w±y your
µoc±tio³Ï
You protect it by ³ot usi³¶ i´ ±s ± h±³¹µe.
Ðick up the si¶ht by the c±rryi³¶ str±P or
of b±Áe¿ies fo¿ your AN/ÐÑSÒ5 ¶o¶gµ.
ÓÔ
_
±
BEFORE
you ³ee¹ 'em.
б¶es
44³45
of
´S 357
teµµ you
how to test 'em.
LµG¶T·
»ÕT!
You ͳow bÖ×er th±n to t±ke
oØ the µe³s coVer ¹Uri³¶ d±yµi¶ht. It's there
to protect your ³i¶ht si¶Èt·
You'¹ better ±Ùso remember th±t ¹irect
doses of brigÈt ±½ifici±µ Úigh´-Ûehicµe he±dÜ
µigÈts, ho¾itze ݱshes or ± se±rchÚightÞ
c±n ±Ùsß z±p ± tube.
Repe±´s ßf ´Èßse briàÈ´ µigÈ´s c±n BUrn
spots ßn tÈe vie¾²³g ±re± ßf ÇßUr sight. Nß
s¾e±t if thßse spots ±re p²nhoµe size. Ãig¶er
ones, thß, ˱á hide somâãhing ÇoU shßUµd
Be seein¶. Åurn th±t si¶Èã ²n for rep±ir.
Täå åYåS äAÑå
µ¸
Åhâ sigÈt's eÇeshieµd
prßteËts Çßur eQU²pment BÇ Í8pi³g d²½ ±nd
grit froM thâ Ùeæs.
¸t ±Ùsß prçteËts ÇoU By Íeeping
è
ÙigÈt inside
the BodÇ. éou protect the µe±Ûes ²³side By
not cuttin¶ ´heM ou´ or pokÆng ±roun¹ with
± sticÍ or penciµ. ÅheÇ do their Job by ope³i³¶
¾hen you press ±g±i³st the shieµ¹.
µT¹S T¶º
êTëLE T
¶
µ
NG
S
.
éou ±µso keep
Çour si¶ht o³ the job BÇ doi³¶ the Úiìe thi³gs.
F'rinst±nce, go e±sÇ o³ switches ±nd
knobs. Aµµ they ³ee¹ ²s ± µÆght touch. ¸f knobs
st±½ to bind or ´Ur³ h±¿¹, m±ÇBe À's cµe±³i³g
tÆme.
Keep µenses cµe±n. Õse the suPpµíes c±Úµed
for in Çour oper±tor pUbs, ´ho. SÈiîï±iÚs ±³¹
h±ndÍerËhiefs ±re ´ßo rßu¶h. ÅheÇ just rub
the di½ ±rßund, sËr±tËhin¶ ÇoUr µens.
YoU ±µsß prßtect ´he Ùens BÇ Us²ng the
cßver ¾Èen yoU ±reæðt Us²n¶ the sigh´· And,
ñor sure, do³'´ se´ the sigÈt dß¾æ o³ ±
˱pµâss Ùens.
Keep ÇßUr ge±r dò ±nd cµe±n BÇ pUtting
²t in the c±rÌing ˱se wÈen Çßu're tÈroUgh
wóh ²t.
Fin±µµÇ, beforâ ÇßU pU´ the sigÈt ²n´o its
˱se, reMßÛe the bôõeries to protect ²t from
corÂos²oæ.
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