PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-561
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 561
AUGUST 1999
Make sure to put only diesel fuel
in the heater. MOGAS destroys
the heater.
SFC Jeff Miller
C Btry, 1/62 ADA
Ft Lewis, WA
Dear Editor,
We’ve come up with a few ways
to keep Avengers and their crews
warm and dry.
For starters, any time the
Avenger will be sitting for more
than two days we cover the entire
system with a tarp. That protects
the canopy and helps keep water
out of the turret.
Avenger Missile System . . .
Your heater tips are hot ones.
Thanks for the good info.
Without the grate, the filter gets
sucked into the heater.
Another way to cool off heater
problems is to check its four
filters weekly for tears and dirt.
The outside filter comes with NSN
4130-01-312-5511. Get the two
smaller inside filters with NSN
4130-01-312-5512 and the other
inside filter with NSN 4130-01-
312-5510. Replace them if you find
problems. Otherwise, replace them
every six months.
But in wet areas like Germany or
Korea, or where condensation is a
problem, a tarp may not be
enough. Moisture still gets in the
turret, causing electrical faults
and soaking the seat cushion.
So, before we do our weekly
PMCS, we run the personnel
heater for 15 minutes. That not
only dries up most moisture, but
exercises the heater. If the heater
sits for months, its moving parts
can lock up. Heater parts are hard
to get.
Keep the outside filter’s grate
(or “chicken wire”) in place.
AUG 99
PS 561
38
Run heater
15 minutes
before doing
PMCS
Check four filters weekly
Keep grate in place
what's
wrong
with
him?
he looks
under
the
weather
.
i didn't get
to spend the night
in a
nice dry tent
like
you
. turn on
my
heater
and
cover me
next
time!
Keep Avenger covered
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