PS Magazine - JUNE 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 391
JUNE 1985
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Broken or missing plastic safty release indicators on Fxed Fre extinguishers
maKe your M48A5 and M60-series
tn
NMC.
But don't ±et; mechs² You can get your extinguishers ready ³r action with
a Little PM.
Just remember this: The extinguisher's plastic safty release indicator can be
snea´² Even when it's in place, there's no guarantee you have a µll cylinder¶
It just shows you that the pressure relie· mechanism hasn't been Fred²
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The only sure way oF knowing "-±²³
that you have a
fl
cylinder is by
´HIS
weighing itµ
I·
the
¸
extinguisher's
CYLINDER mUS¶
weight loss is more tha¹ 10 percent o·
WEIGH A¶
the diºerence betWeen the µll and
empty Weights st»¼½
i
ed on the head o·
LEAS¶ 35V2 pOUNDS
O¸ I¶ GOES
the cylinder, it ne¾ds recharging² That's
BACK ¶O ¹º»
still a support job¶
¼OR RECHARGING
I· the weight checKs out rigHt, and
'-.±²³´µ
the shri¹K tubing is missing oR ¿roKen,
Replace it With NSN 5970ÀÁÀ822À2775¶
JUN 85
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