PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-557
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 557
APRIL 1999
Tents . . .
what's the
verdict?
cotton
or
poly
?
i detect
a
natural aroma
with a hint of
swampiness
. i'd say
we have a
domestic
cotton duck
!
Keep Computers Clean
Safe Reading
S
afety has to be a given when you’re
thinking maintenance. To maintain and
operate your equipment properly, you
must also do it safely.
If you’re not already taking advan-
tage of the Army’s safety newsletters
“Countermeasure” and “Flightfax,”
check them out. They’re full of the lat-
est info on doing your job safely.
To get on distribution for either news-
letter, write to:
US Army Safety Center
ATTN:CSSC-SM
Ft Rucker, AL
36362-5363
Or call:
DSN 558-2062
or
(334) 255-2062
Use these e-mail addresses:
countermeasure@safety-emh1.army.mil
or
flightfax@safety-emh1.army.mil
this
isn't
exactly
what i had in mind when
i said i
needed
a
cleaning
.
You can also get tent repair tape for
small repairs on polyester tents with
NSN 8340-01-423-6231. It’s green
polyester duck with pressure-sensitive
adhesive on the back. Just rip off the
paper on the back of the tape, and press
it on the damaged area.
Not sure which kind of tent you
have? Polyester feels slick, has a
chemical smell and is bright green. Cot-
ton smells musty, is dull green, and
has a coarse feel.
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NSN 8305-
Fabric
01-238-0342
Polyester green
01-238-8076
Polyester tan
00-926-6171
Cotton olive drab
O
ne of the best ways to keep your
computer running is to keep it clean.
That’s a lot easier to do with computer
cleaning kit, NSN 7035-01-450-8599.
The cleaning kit is designed for use
in office and field settings. It comes in
a 13-in storage box and includes:
• One 12-oz can of compressed air
• Five toner wipes
• Keyboard brush
• Large detail brush
• Two-sided detail cloth
• 3.5-in diskette cleaner
• One 16-oz bottle of computer cleaner
• Lambswool duster
• 100 wood-handled cotton swabs
• Non-abrasive scrub pad
• Cleaning instructions
Order the kit on a DD Form 1348-6
from RIC S9E and put “NSN not on
AMDF” in the Remarks block. The kit
costs about $47.
check out
the army safety
program's
home
pa ge
...
he tentage repair kit, NSN 8340-00-
262-5767, is changing with the times.
Now that you’re getting polyester tents,
the old patching kit has to keep up.
The updated kit has three yards of
polyester—green and tan—to go with
three yards of olive drab cotton duck.
If you don’t need the whole repair
kit, you can get the fabric separately:
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