PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-562
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 562
SEPTEMBER 1999
PS 562
50
SEP 99
AB-1339/G Antennas . . .
TK-105A/G Tool Kit . . .
Caps keep dirt and weather out
Tie cap down and stencil it
Defeat your buddies by stenciling
some sort of identification on the cap.
Some folks use their unit identifica-
tion. Others use the ID number from
the trailer that hauls the masts.
The headshed says using the caps is
not an option. If your unit previously
gave up the fight to keep the caps in
place, you must order new ones, tie
them down, stencil them, and renew
the battle.
There are two reasons for masthead
caps not staying put—the wind and
your buddies.
Defeat the wind by anchoring the
cap to the mast with the cap draw-
string. Just loop the drawstring around
the masthead ring and tie it off.
But they do disappear and it’s not
magic.
hey, what
happened
to
my
cap
?!
don't let
your antenna's
cap
vanish
into
thin air.
the new kit
comes with inventory
cards and instructions
on how to get
warranty replacement
tools.
he Great Houdini must be alive and
well and serving with MSE units. He
hasn’t been spotted, but masthead caps
are disappearing at an alarming rate.
It must be magic, right? Maybe not.
Masthead caps, NSN 5340-01-270-
5083, keep the weather and the dirt out
of mastheads when the AB-1339/G an-
tenna is stored on trailers. The caps do
a pretty good job and at $96 each, you
don’t want to replace them too often.
he general purpose electronics tool kit has been given a makeover and many
of its tools have been granted eternal life.
The new kit, TK-105A/G, NSN 5180-01-460-9328, replaces the old one, TK-
105/G. The new kit won’t be issued until all the old kits are out of stock, but you
can order the new kit now.
Many of the tools in the new kit have a lifetime warranty. Bust one and get a
replacement free! Most of the tools without a lifetime warranty
do
have a limited
warranty.
The TK-105A/G also has 40 more tools than the TK-105/G. These are tools
that you, the guys and gals turning the wrenches, have asked for, like a cordless,
electric screwdriver, a multimeter, a Maglite flashlight and Snakelight.
Another change will make your tool inventory a snap. Each tool is mounted
in a foam cutout. You can tell at a glance what tools you have and what tools
you’re missing. The Supply Catalog for the kit is SC 5180-91-R64. It’s on CD-
ROM. Get your pubs clerk to order it.
For more information on the new kit, contact Len Bleier at CECOM at DSN
992-1807 or (732) 532-1807. Or e-mail him at:
bleier@mail1.monmouth.army.mil
PS 562
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SEP 99
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