PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-458
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 458
JANUARY 1991
Clean WAter, ±Lways
As much as possible, use only clean water fRom a ±liable sou²ce FO³ ´Illing
µadiatoµs. Local waTeµ supplies o¶ten cont·¸n m¸ne¹·º dePsitS that will eventually
clog up »ad¼ato½ coµes.
Use only distilled wateµ, ¾¿ availableÀ ¿oµ FÁlÂing batte»y cellsà Checking baÄÄe²Åes
in ÄHe deseÆt must be a daily jobÇ because The heat can causE batte²Ies to loSe
much oF the liquid in The ceÈÂsÉ Wateµ Êom unµeÂiabÈe souÆces c·N add subst·nces
to batteµËes tHat pµevenT them FÌom givÅng no½mal se½ViceÍ
WiTh the basics oF cleaN aŵΠFue and
wate» t·ken ca³e oFÇ you must ·lso con-
sideµ
tµackÏ
optics
and
weapons
maIntenance in oµdeµ tÐ be µeady FOµ
THe deseÑT baÄÄleFÁeldÒ
TRack MainteNaNce
Óheck dµive spµocket and µoadwheel mount¾ng BÂÔS ÕFO¹eÏ du½iNg ·Öd a×eµ
oصationÙ ÚaNdÎ µocks and g½·vel tend To bÑÛ·k oµ damage luÕ FÁttings aNd ½elieF
valvesÜ Ýough teÑÞaÁn causes haµdw·µe to woµk lßseÎ iF it's not toàuEd µ¼gHtá
âeveµ neuãal steE» in so¿ä s·ndå Ú·nd buiÂds up in the ¿inal d²ive spµækets
aNd the tµack is thµown Ån a ´l·Shç Make FaSt tèés wideà M·ke shoµt ês slowë
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to²s ·nd bµoken lÅnk pinsç ÷n T·Nks,
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wóĎ away ·Öy eXcess ďuÕ when youĐ³e ´inóshedÜ
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two Togetheµ cín GÅnd away met·ð µEað FastÙ
Opti´ MAiNteNaNce
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ÕginÜ JusT make sèµe that optics
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not ÕÁng usEdē Úcou»¼Ög ·Nd eČchÁng
spared as much s·nd and dust d·mage
by saNd wĔď µèIn tHemá ĕhis is veµy
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sèµ´ĚöeS c·N degµ·de lowěȾghT vision.
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öable using oÖly cďe·N¼Ng öomPund,
âÚâ 6850ĝĞğ227ğ1887Ġ oµ oÄHeµ sØ-
c¼ġc cle·Neµ calĢed out ¸n you½ Equipģ
menÔ ĤMå
DuróÖg a SaĉdSòoµę you ę¼ght coÖ-
sideµ usÅng SÐme soÑt oF cl¼ng Film to
coveÆ opticsĥ unĦl combat oؽaÄÁons
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