PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-489

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 489

AUGUST 1993

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-489 - Page 7 of 51
Dr Half-Mast
TeR are some ±ings
a
our Nw M4
mask ±A² aR b³
us.
We smeLL Ammonia
some´mE
w
wµ¶I·g
±em. Wha²
cu t
¸s i² dAngerous? ¸s ²here
any wAy ²o pRven² ¹²?
ºlso, why ¸s
t
a
hoLe un»r ²he ch¼· por½
²¼o· of ²he hood?
SGT
º¾O¿
Dear Sergeant A.D.,
The ammonia smell is coming fm
the carbon used in the
C2
canisteR±
You will notiCe the smell most oFen in
hot² humid weatheR³ You a´ in abso-
lutely no danger µ¶om the ammonia·
But i¸ the smell is bothering you¹
ºwitching caniºte»s will usually solve
Change
canister
If tHe smell
bot±erS
you.
8
the p»oblem. New ¼aniste»s won'
haVe this smell·
½he oPening in the hood is ¾or when
the hood
i
wo¿ oÀer the outlet ÁalÁe
assemblyÂ
OpeNiNg ²N Hood Ls 1or posItive
presSUre mode³
Ãhe army decided the opening
wasnÄt needed, so ÅUtuRE hoods wonÄt
haÆe it.
lo/-
JO
AUG9


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