PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 398
JANUARY 1986
M11 Decon .±²
Keeping It FiT for Duty
You can't jusT shove your MlL Decon UniT on the she±f aFer use and expect
it To work nexT tIme you need it.
WiThout pRoper PM, rusT and ²Irt wI³± make your M 1´ about as eµec¶ive as
a screen door In a sub·arine.
¸f the M´1 has been ¹³±e² with DS2, wateº, or water/anTI»eeze, Tu¼ it In To
unit ·aintenance ½r c±eaning.
¾NIt ¿BC ¿CO's, remove the nitrogen cy±inder be½re c±eaÀng the unit. Á±ush
the container an² head assemb±y with a mixture of water an² deTergenT. ¿S¿
7930-Â-282-9699 wI±± geT you a good deTergent. Ãinse wiTh c±ean, hot water,
if possib±e. Dry The conTaIner and
head
assemb±y with
comÄ
preÅsed aIr. ShooT aIr thru
-.
•±"²
r R
·
the siphon tube to drive out
any
water
IÆ
the
va±ve
mechanIsmÇ
Èo keep The M 11 »om
rustIÉg shuT whi±e IÉ sTorage,
app±y a ±ighT coat of antiÄ
seIZe comÊund, ¿S¿ 8030-
Ë
00Ì087Ì8630,
To
the
¹rsT
·.'±²³´
Two threads of the conTainer
³´
an² drain p±ug. You need
jusT a dabÍ
Be½re
screwing
everyÎ
ThIng shuT, puT ´/4ÌTeaspoon
of rÏsT iNhibiTor, ¿S¿ 6850-
00Ì368-5233,
or The
2-oz
size,
¿S¿
6850Ð00Ñ865Ñ
2916,
In
the
conTainerÍ
Screw In the head assemb±y
and ²rain p±ug bo±tÍ You've jusT said
goo²Ìby To mosT rusT.
Neveµ put oil oµ gµease in the con¶
taineµ·
ÒhaT sTuµ neÓTrA±izes DS2Í
WIpe oÔ any anTiÌseize compound
»om around The outsi²e of The conTaiÉer
opening an² drain p±Õg.
PuT a coup±e of ²rops of CÖP on the
thumb ±ever and han²±e ±ocking pins.
PuT in a serviceab±e NiTrogen cy±in²er
and your Ml ´ 's now rea²y ½r sTorage.
×nd you can be sure iT wi±± be rea²y
when you need It.
62
JA¸ 8¹
M³7-SEries mask´
RulE o± ²humbsavEr
±
Beef up the thumbsaver too±Ø½r Ml7Ìseries maskÙ with stÚongeÚ aÛumInu·.
¸tÜÛÛ Keep it »om bendIng or breaKIng when you remove the inÛet vaÛves on ·asKs.
Get the heavIer a±umInum wIth ¿S¿ 9530ÐÂÐ542Ì2588. ¸tÜs Ýtwo IncHes wide
and issue² by The ½ot. Èhe dIrections ½r ÞbrIcatIng The thumbsaver are on Page
Eº1,
ÈM 3Ì4240Ì279Ìß0&P.
M24 Mask Hood StOragE
When you store your M24 pÚoTective
mask àcepIece in the caÚÚIerá The â7
hood shou±d be neaT±y wrapped around
The
hose .
..
not
attached
to
the
Þcepieãe. Storäg It on tHe ÞcepIece can
disTort the ±ens.
Èhe Må hood ½r The M25/25×l
masK shou±² be aæached To the Þcepiece
çr sTorage In the carrier.
Èhis updates The in½ on Pages 5èÌ56
of PS 386.
JA¸ 8¹
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