PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 554
JANUARY 1999
It hates having heavy or sharp objects tossed on it and stored on it.
If you guessed commo shelter, you guessed right.
But judging by the looks of many commo shelter roofs, most of you
didn’t
know the answer!
Commo Shelters . . .
Never mix and match refills and kits.
The chemicals they use to propel the
compressed air are different and not
compatible.
Duster Kits and Refills
D
uster kits clean electronic equipment the safe way—
with compressed air. Use them to dust off printed
circuit boards, computers, front panels and switches.
Here are the NSNs for duster kits and
10-oz refill cans of compressed air:
The roof of your commo shelter may look tempting as a place to store
equipment, or to move your gear to the field, but that ruins the shelter’s roof.
Things like ground rods or concertina wire cut and tear the shelter roof’s skin.
The only load-bearing surfaces on these shelters are at the corners—not
on the roof itself!
Make sure you look at the roof if you’ve been hauling cargo on top of your
shelter. If you see punctures or broken seams, get them fixed immediately.
Shelter leaks cause electrical shorts.
Find out what you can fix, and what tools and materials you need to do the
work, in TB 43-0124, Maintenance and Repair Procedures for Shelters. It tells
you everything you need to know to complete repairs at the unit level.
If you have no choice but to load gear on your shelter’s roof, put pallets or
plywood under the equipment to protect the skin. Then, remember that putting
items on top of the shelter changes the center of gravity of that vehicle. It can
be a safety hazard.
For more information, see TM 10-5411-205-13 for the S-250 shelter and
TM 10-5411-207-14 for the S-280 shelter.
here’s a
riddle
for
you
commo
types
.
need
another
clue
? read
on!
these
nsn
s
will
blow you
away!
ooch!
this
gear
is giving me a
headache
!
What has two thin layers of
metal covering conductive foam
and tears quite easily?
PS 554
45
JAN 99
Kit NSN 6830-01-
Refill NSN 6830-01-
406-9819
406-9820 (12)
381-2675 (12 kits)
388-6924 (12)
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