PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-440
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 440
JULY 1989
M17-Series mask .
.±
he M17's carRieR can be quickly
tuRned into a woRtHless piece of canvas
if it's not clea
n
ed RigHt. Make youR
carRieRs last, NBC NCO's, witH tHese
DO's and DON'Ts:
DO clean caRRieRs like it says on Page
2-49 in TM 3±4240²279³20&P. Dip tHe
scRub bRusH tHat comes witH tHe ML?
in cool wateR. ScRub tHe caRRieR insIde
and out until all di´t's gone.
DON'µ use Hot wateR, b¶eac·, oR de¸
teRgent on tHe caRRieR oR dunk it in wateR
oR stick it in tHe wasHing macHine.
THey Ruin tHe pRotective coating tHat
seals out moistuRe.
A
wasHing macHine
DEIRGENT
BL²CH
JUL 89
59
will also Rip oF tHe caRrieR's snaps.
MoistuRe will cause tHe M 17 to mildew
and Rot.
DON't stencil
I
numbeRs on tHe
cARrieR. THat Ruins tHe pRotective coat¹
ing.
Get
tags,
NSN
8465±00±242³
4804, fºR
I
and attacH tHem to tHe
iD
w³th ´etal tagµ
¶ot ste¶cili¶g
DON'T Replace bum snaps witH
VelcRo. THeRe's not enougH space
on tHe caRRieR fºR enougH VelcRo to
keep tHe flap sealed sHut. »n tHe
field, tHe ¼lap will flop open and tHe
M 17 will f½ll out oR di´t and moistuRe
»f so¾etHing bReaks on tHe caRRieR,
oRdeR a new one, NSN 4240³00³933³
2533. THe caRRieR's no ¿ongeR RepaiR¹
able since new ones aRe available.
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