PS Magazine - AUGUST 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 393
AUGUST 1985
RED FIX Means .±²
You're on the Way Up!
Are you seeing equipment coming into
total Army readiness wi!³ improve´ The
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your motor pooL sportiNg a red and yellow
RED FµX program identifies unitS tha¶
sticker? µf the answer is aN affirmative,
aren't combat ready because they don'·
you've gotten
¸
the RED F³X´
have al¹ the equipmeNt they need. ³t then
Pºoject RED FµX is ·he Army's aNsweº
locates available equip»ent, sLaps a RED
·o i·s units' equipmeNt needs´ It started
F³X decal on it, and pu·s i· on the road
last year in combat units overseas, aNd
to the unit´ That red and yellow decal teLls
a few s·ateside´ ¼he
your support that the
project was extended
equipment is going
in JuNe 85 to al½
to help make a unit-
Ar»y units´ ¾iNc¿
YOUR unitÀcomba·
the Army on½y has so
ready and shoulÁN't
many items of equipÂ
be
sideÂtracked
meNt, like trucks and
eLsewhere´ RED F³X
radios, to dis·ribute,
staÃed out upgraÁing
Ä
top priority is norÅ
some 182 units, but
malLy gÆven to the
tha· nu»beº wilL
NeeÁs of ÁepLoyed
grow aNd grow´
and earLy depLoyiNg
WaNt your unit
combat uNits´ As a
MRSA LABEl
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RED FµXed?
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ÈakÉÊ
result, some later depLoying uNits a½ways
sure your equipment needs are spelled out
have equipment shoÃages, that keep them
in the Equipmen· on Hand (E¾RAT) comÅ
fro» being combat reaÁy´
»eNts on the DA Form 2715Å1 Unit ¾tatus
RED FµX is changing that´ The progra»
Repor· worksheet´ And be sure you've got
bet·er balances the equipment needs of
a valid requisi·ion in supply chanËels for
Ì
the depLoyed and early dep½oying combat
the gear you need´ That'½L make your unit
units with those that deploy later´ That way
a ·arget for RED FµX.
NATO Slave Cable Warning
BewareÍ The tÎoÅpÆN, noNÅriveteÁ conÏ
necÐor adapter, Ñ¾Ñ 5935Å00Ò322Å8959,
may be daNgerous to use´ ¾ome are wired
wroNg´ WheN you use ·he adapter, it can
cause battery exp½osioNs aNd other
equÆp»eNt ÁamagÓ´ DoN't use the aÁapter
until you've ·ested it´ HoLÁ the adapter so
both pÆns are in the upper half of tÔe circLe
when you look at it´ Õse a multimeter´
Ö
´
´
Touch oNe probe to the right pÆn anÁ the other probe to the case´ µf you get coNt×nuØty,
you've got a baÁ adapter´ Don't use it´ ÙACOÈ ¾afetyÂofÂUse Èsg AȾTAÅT
´
B
141300Z ÚuN 85 has the details´ µf you donÛt have a copy, see your TACOÈ ÜogÝs·Ýc
Assistance Representative´
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áâã
VoL±meter Show ²veRcharGi³g?
³f youº voLtmeter always säoÎs overchargåNg, the fau¹· may ¹ie
in the vol·meter, No· ·he chargiNg system´
¾ome eaº¹y produc·ion CUCV's have a vol·me·eº designed foº
·he È101æ ambuLaNce's 200Åamp electºical syste»´ ³· works fine
on the ambulance but gives a high reading on all otheº modeLs.
Check your vehicLe's iden·içication number (V³Ñ)´ ³f ·he ¹ast eight
digi·s are lower täan EF307276 on cargo models or EFè061è
O
on
È100éÛs, you've go· the Îrong voêtmeterë
àorºect it wi·h an overlay decal that ex·enÁs the greeN range of
·he vo½tme·eº. You can get decaês by writing to:
Commander
US Army Tank-Automotive CommaNd
ATT±: AMCPM-TV-LC
WarreN, Ml
48397-5000
Èake sure you give them your name and address and tel¹ 'em
·'
how many you neeÁ.
³f the voltmeter stiLl shows overchaºgiNg, get the cäarging
system checkeÁ out.
OOPS!
ìhe 1/1í5tÔ
F²
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Æs iN ÈïNteðideo, ÈiNNesotaÀNot
Èontana, as lÆs·eÁ ÆN ñ¾ 390´ òheó are tÔe ÑatÆonaL GuarÁ ôuNnerÂup
in the õÆght ÕNit öategoró of the ÷Ôief of ¾·aff ÈaÆøteNanöe
ExceL½enöe AwarÁù´
Tobyhanna Warrant´ Hotline
úave you received communicationsÅeêectºonÆcs oº generator
equipmeNt from TobyhanNa Aºmy Depot that doesnÛt work right,
or doesn't do what you tÔink it ough· to? Üet 'em know about it
·hºougû täeiº warranty hotLine´ Ca½l üUTOVOÑ 795Å7900 or comý
mercial (7þ7) 8é4ÿ7900. Be suºe to give yoĀr na»e, Ānit, ·elephone
number, item and ѾÑ, docu»ent number and a brief descºÆp·ion
of ·he proble»´
SLave Cabµe Error
úoLd itā ¼he Ñ¾Ă for ·he ÑA¼O s¹ave cable end coNnec·ors on
Page 13 of P¾ 390 ås wrong´ Use Ñ¾Ñ 25þ0Å0æÂ567Å0128 instead´
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U.±. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1985-559²008
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