PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
M13 Decon .
.±
The vent plug threads tend to rUSt.
It's impossible to Move with the Wand
U.-±²³´µ
becaUse yoU can't get any leveRage.
hat's Why yoU NBC NCO's need
to order ±L3 tRainers, N²N 4230_01_
³he best Way to loosen the plUg is to
136-8889 .
.. so yoUr Unit can lea´
lay a pair of pliers flat along the plUg's
hoW to Use ±µ3's.
prongs. ³Wi¶t Until the plUg breaks
³he trainer Won't coMe aUtoMati-
loose. ·f the prongs get bent, bend theM
cally¸yoU MUst order it. ·t's part
¹
of
the ±L3's Aº» and is aUthorized by
C³A 50-970.
Save Brushes
¼
he ±13 brushes Wear oUt fast.
½hen yoU get a neW brUsh, don't pitch
the old one. ¾se it Fr training and
save the neW bRUsh f¿r Àeal cheMical
situations.
¶·E old
bR¸·HE· foR
tRAinIng
back in Place.
LAy pliER· flAt on
pRong· And twi·t
²top rUst by coating the plUg threads
With antiseize coMpoUnd, N²N 6850-
00-753-4967, bef¿re pUtting the trainer
in storage.
56
FEB 89
M24, M2²/M2²A 1 Masks ³´µ
Be Cool With Your Mask
A
"
±²,³´-
'
rubber of the faceblank and hose. Your
Mask is done Fr.
Árotect yoUr mask against heat. Keep
it in its carRier When you 're not WeaRing
it. ³he carrier insUlates yoUr Mask
against the sUn's rays.
Never lay yoÂr Mask doWn on hot
Metal .
.. like the hood of a trUck that's
been in the sUÃ all day. Don't leave
your Mask shUt up inside a vehicle or
aircraft Where teMperatuÀes can qUickly
becoMe oven-like.
m¶·¸¹¶º» ¼ ¹½SK¾ "
¾se WaRM (beloW 120°Ä)¸not hot
¸WateR and detergent to Wash yoUr
Mask. ½arM Water will clean yoUr
Mask jUst Åne.
WA·H mA·k
witH wARm¹
noT Hotº
wAtER »»¼
Æf yoUr Mask does get hot, pUt it iÃ
a cool place FR at least 15 MinUtes
beFre yoU try to Çex it or stow it in
the carrieR. ³hat gives soMe Èex back
to the rUbber and lenses.
AÉter the Mask cools, eyeball the
lenses and faceblank Êr cracks, espeË
cially aroUnd the edges. Ìeport any to
your NBC NCO.
TM Wrong on CanIsters
T
± 3-4240-280Í10 (±ar 88) has
soMe bad inF on the ±ÎÏAÎ canister
chart on Áage 2Ð64. Change the chaRt
liÑe so:
Hot-dryÒ24 Months
Constant high hUMidity¸4 Months
Variable high hUmidity¸4 Months
³he word's ià A±CCO± ±ainteÓ
nance Advisory ±sg 88-11 A±²±CÔ
±AÌÕ³ÖA) 301300Z Juà 88.
FEB 89
57
Climate
CliMate
Replacement
InteraLs
Climate
Catego±y'
Desc±ipt²oN
(³onths)''
Hot
1
Hot-d´y
l'
,
2
Hotµhum²¶
4
Bas²c
±
CoNsta·t
¿
)
h²gh huMid²ty
2
Va±iable
' ½
h²gh huMid²ty
3
Bas²c hot
24
4
BAs²c cold
24
Col¶
2
Co¸d
24
3
Seve±e cold
24
'ClimAte catego±²es A±e ¶efine¶ by ¹R
70-38.
°F²lte± e¸eMeNts thAt exceed these i·terAls ±eMAin
sericeAble ºo± TR¹DOC t±ain²Ng act²vities oNly.
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