PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-550
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 550
SEPTEMBER 1998
M139 Mine Dispenser .
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Dear Half-Mast,
We know itS impoRtant to t±ck when our Vo/canoE a² uEed. If the
dispenser controL unit
(OCU)
and launcher ³Ack electroLytic capacitor´
aµ¶n't char!ed at least once a yea³· they ¸o´e their char!e and deveLop a
permanent EhoRt¹ ºn
PS 5:2,
you recommended that we write the date
oF each »rin! on a piece
o
tape and Etick it on a Vo¼cano ´to±½e caEe¹
That way you know when the Vo¼cano wa´ La´t »red.
But what happen´ if the ¾id´ ¿r
OCU
ca´e´ aÀ Ewitched or the tape
comeE oÁ the caEe? Youµ¶ leFt with either inaccu³Ate in¿rmation or no
in¿rmationÃ
Dear SErgEant M.S±F²,
You mak a good point³ Volcano units should´ of coursEµ bE following thE forms
rEquirEmEnts in ¶A Pam
738-7±0
liKE it says in thE Volcano TMs· As a suBstitutE for
tapE¸ you can m¹intaIn a ¶A FOrm
²4³8´µ¶
WEapons REcord ¶ata card´ for Each
Volca10 in your unit· NotE 0º thE card Volcano »ring datEs and ¼hEn sUppoH cha½GE¾
thE capacitors± ¿hat lEts you quicKlÀ chEcÁ whEn a VolcaÂ0 Ãas last usEd and whEn
capacitors nEEd charging· REmEmBE½Ä Each Volcano in your unit nEEds to BE usEd or
ch¹½GEd EvEÅÆ
1²
monthsÇ È you'rE not surE whEn your Volcano was last usEd¸ gEt thE
CapaCitors chargEdÉ
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