PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 439
JUNE 1989
MSA 1-serie± AlaRm .
.²
ometimes you need to do things
slightly diferent iF your M8A 1 's to do
its job. Sometimes you just need to
pay attention to SOP±
²or instance, iF your M8AL a³arm's
been sitting in the NBC room ´r more
than a month, it may need to run longer
than the 15 minutes maximum-like
Page 2µ21 in TM 3¶6665¶312·12&P
says-´r the detector meter to reach
the green band. It may take longer ´r
the pump to stabi³ize. Run your M8AL
40 minutes be´re you call ´r your
NBC NCO.
Give ³8A1
40
minute± to
reach green zone if it'±
been ±itting a long time
A Good Seal
¸he air out³et cap stretches through
use. That causes it to ³eak and the
M8AL ¹ils the ²ºOWMETER PMCS
test. Instead oF the cap, use your »inger
to block the air outlet and get a good
sea³. Be sure to wear your glove to
protect against radiation±
Tie Of Trouble
¼hen you connect the M43AL de½
tector to the M42AL a³arm, tie of the
telephone wires to preve¾t someone
¿om tripping on a wire and breaking
the wire or bindÀng post. O¾ the
M43AL, tie of 9 inches oF wÁre at the
DÂring. On the M42A
I,
tie oà 9 Ánches
at the loop on the side. Page 2Ä52 Á¾
the TM shows how.
5±
JUN 89
IF a D¶ring or loop is missing, ³oop
the wire through the D¶ring bracket or
around the detector handle. Cross the
wires over, under and back to the posts.
Remove Bateries
¼hen you're througH traÀ¾ing, take
out the M42AL batteries. IF tHey're ³eFt
in, the batteries swel³ and burst and
daÅage the alarm±
Save M229 Kits
T
he M229 reFil³ kits, NSN 6665µ00¶
859¶2214, aÆe in short supp³y because
the M8 is being rep³aced by the M8A 1.
IF you tuÇ in kits because oÈ expired
test padd³es, you may not get rep³ace½
ments.
IF a kÀt's test padd³es are blacK, the
Kit can only be Used ´r trai¾ingÉ ÊËt
you can Ëpgrade the Kit wiÌH new test
padd³es,
NSN
6665Í01¶07ÎÏ07Î6.
Two boxes oF padd³es Ëpgrade one Ðit.
IF tHe KiÑ's paddÒes are gray, the Kit's
good-no matter wHat the box's dis½
card date says.
JUn 89
51
PaddLe ´Ray, ok!
PaddLe bLaCk,
ordeR new paddle±
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