PS Magazine - JUNE 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 379
JUNE 1984
Stow your head HRess in±ide or Ot-
side your mask's fceblank.
JUst be
sUre
it Can't scratch the
eyelenses.
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Something Extra
SoLdiers wit² the New, exTra smal³
M 17
A
have an extra beFre´use
µ
check.
Eyeball the loose rubber ¶ap inside
the fceblank Fr rips or tears.
I· rips go through The rubber, the
mask will leak.
¸ipp¹d? ºUrn i»¼½n.
¾arger M17A2's do not have the
·³ap.
Valve Talk
ºails on Otlet valve disks o· the M 17
and
M
17 A2 models are used as is.
ºhe tails have to be cut o¿ disks
Used with the M17AÀ. ºhey iÁter·ere
G±² yOuR
NBC ³c´
to cuT
µIl
¶f d· F¸¹
M17Aº »¼s
with the Âesuscitation valve assembly.
ºailÃcUtTing is Äow a job ·År your
ÆBÇ ÆÇÈ. ºhe ºM is being changed.
Mask
users
still
make
be·oreÉ
operations checks on Êll valve disks.
Disks must be there.
JUN
84
ºhey should turn when you rotate
Them. ºhey can't be curled, discolored
or dirty.
I·
the
disks
are
stuck,
curled,
discolored
or
misËing,
geT
them
replaced.
½t'¾ a ¿U¾t
Bloom, thaT powdery white or Tan
stu¿ on your mask, belongs There.
Æo scraping,
scrubbing,
oiling or
washing will remove iT permanently,
bUt that action can damage your mask.
Keep ½t ÀLean
ºhe ways to clean and sanitize your
mask are spelled out in your ºM.
ÌoÍemade methods or shortcuts will
damage it.
Î
J±N 8
²ERe
AR
manY W³yS
T
CL´µ
a
MSK,
B¶·
6¸sl.I¹º
»¼DOi½¾¿À
FVÁÂ Ãr
ÄÅÆ
.±
fÇÈ
ÉÊË!
Another
caution:
¸emove
·ilTer
elements be·Pre you dunk your mask
in waTerÏ
SUÐsTitute cleaners on the eyelenses
can scratch or discolor Them.
Ñse plastic polish ÆSÆ 7930ÒÓ´634Ô
5340 on the eyelenses.
Àarrier anD Harne¾¾
ÕermanenT name or unit markings on
your mask caÖrier are not permitted.
I· you've got to mark the carrier, use
a tag or tape. ºhaT way, t²ere's no
× problem when the carrier's reissued.
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Your harness saves yoUr head. Be
sure it'll do the jobØ
Ùuts and tears are bad news. So is
a strap which won't ·lexØ
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