PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 407
OCTOBER 1986
NBC NCO's, check the bucKes on your M17-series masks. Some masks were
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issuEd wiTh steel buc²les insteaD of brass. Steel buc²les ³row oF sensitive equip´
mentµLIke ¶2A2 ai·iHg circles¸¹hat neeDs to be ºe» of maG attractions.
¼o test, just pass a magnet over ¹h½
mask's six buc¾es.
I
a buc²le's steel,
The magnet w¿ll puLl.
I
it's brass, Àere's
no pull.
Replace stE»l buc¾es wiÀ brass, NSN
4240-ÁÂ602Ã2207Ä ¼he proÅEDure's on
Page 2-7, ¼¶ 3-Æ240Ç279È20&P.
A¶CCO¶ MsgÉ AMS¶CȶAR-C
021655Z ÊËy 86
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Àe worD. Ìlso, gÍ
riD of rubber iÎlet vÏlve or nose cup
Dis²s. You're supposeD to use only s¿lÐ-
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.
cone Disks, NSN 42Ñ0-01È1Ò-0965.
AMCCO¶ Ósg A¶S¶CȶAR-C
Ô1535Z May 86
i
your au¹horiÕ. RubÖ
ber Disks have a Dull, non-glossy look.
Silicone dis²s shine anD range in color
ºom black to a×ost Øansparent.
Never test Ù²s by roÚÛg Ür sÝeÞßing
Àem. You can Damage ¹hem ¹hat way.
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OCT 86
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BRSs/!
Dot on the Spot?
¶ake sure the wßite Dot or the worD
àOP is where it's supáosED to be on
¶17Èseries inLet valves.
Wi¹h the Dot or àOP at Àe top of ¹he
vaLve, ¹he valve's louVers shoulD be
horizontal, sloping Down anD out.
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Some valves are showIng uá Àat Don't
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havã the Dot or àOP in ¹he right sät.
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åf
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¹he Dot
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or àOP is in the wrong place, paint over it with black paint. Put a
Dot
r
the çght plèce wi¹h white paint.
OCT 86
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